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Excerpt from Farmer's Cyclopedia, Vol. 4 of 7: Abridged Agricultural Records From the Publications of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Experiment Stations; Grass, Hay, Grains, Vegetables No other region has so large a number of useful grasses and forage plants as the United States and Canada. There are within the United States alone no less than 60 native species of clover, 70 of blue grasses, 25 of gramas and curly mesquite grasses which have produced more beef and mutton than all the cultivated hay grasses put together, 90 lupines, 20 wild beans, 40 vetches and an equal number of forage beggar weeds, 20 kinds of wild rye, 30 kinds of brome grasses, besides meadow, pasture, woodland and swamp grasses without number, each kind adapted to a particular soil or climate {ind to some special use. Among the leading grasses are the fol ow1ng: Timothy - This grass, botanically known as Phleum pratense, is supposed to have been introduced from Europe, but the earliest account of its culture is that given by Jared Elliot (special Bul. U. S. Dept. Agr. Who says it was found b a Mr. Timothy Herd in a swamp in New Hampshire, and that he began its cultivation. As it was found to be a valuable grass, its cultivation soon spread, and it was originally known as Herd's grass. It was not introduced into cultivation in England until some fifty years later. It is very prob able that the specimens found by Mr. Herd were of native growth, for it is believed to be native in the White Mountains, in the Rocky Mountains, in Alaska and in Labrador. It is also a native of Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.