Times Independent | 1949-08-04 | Page 4 | Know Your Grasses

l inQ Grasses G j I J t 1 M r i i I I n e l r. r l i l. l A t J J ii S GALLETA Ii Curly or Hilaria Ja Ja- m common In southern Utah and Colorado and 8 as far south as es central New Mexico and Arizona Grows in sandy indy 1 as well wen as very heavy soils solis and is Js fairly alkali tolerant It is one of the most important forage grasses In parts of Its range grows 12 to o 20 inches tall taU and f I Iund und under r favorable conditions it makes a to thick 0 sod 1 Has lias long rootstocks and d is ts very difficult u t tt to kill kUl by well heavy grazing It t is eaten fairly well t by y livestock in spring and summer but be comes dry and unpalatable table in ln 1 winter Is a very good soil binder bin bin- der arm and quite drouth resistant U. tI S. S Seri Ser Sep l rice ice i e. e 1