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Oxbow Pet Products | Orchard Grass Orchard Grass is recommended by veterinarians for small herbivores due to the nutritional content. Orchard Grass also provides a long-strand fiber source that is needed to improve the digestive and intestinal functions by stimulating the digestive system. Orchard Grass can be fed free choice to rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, prairie dogs and other herbivores as an alternative to timothy, oat hay, and brome. www.oxbowhay.com /link.sp?page=OrchardGrass   (411 words)

AllRefer.com - orchard grass, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia orchard grass or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata) native to Eurasia and N Africa and extensively naturalized in the United States. It is cultivated as a hay grass more tolerant of drought and shade than timothy but less winter-hardy. Orchard grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/orchardg.html   (174 words)

Purcellville's orchard grass seed mill Sufferers of "orchard grass fever," caused by the blooming of that grass in late May, might recall that the allergy was far more prevalent in Virginia during the 1940s and '50s. Orchard grass was an important munitions packing material in World War II During World War II and the Korean War, ammunition, artillery shells and small arms and rifles were packed in orchard grass seed, and the big Virginia processor of those seeds was Contee Adams Seed Co. of Purcellville. The dense orchard grass seed was safer than wood chips, which had a tendency to shift, sometimes causing the shells or arms to rub against the packing crate. www.loudounhistory.org /history/purcellville-mills-orchard-grass.htm   (2021 words)

Species - Cool-Season Grasses | Illinois NRCS Orchard grass is more drought tolerant than either timothy or Kentucky bluegrass, but smooth bromegrass is more drought tolerant than orchard grass and is better adapted to areas that have a combination of low rainfall and high temperature. Orchard grass is well suited to early spring pastures due to growth characteristics and better suited to rotational grazing than to continuous grazing. Orchard grass should be grazed when eight to twelve inches tall to provide an acceptable balance between yield and persistence of white clover. www.il.nrcs.usda.gov /technical/grazing/coolgrass.html   (5469 words)

HON Allergy Glossary, Grass Pollens Grass typically refers to any of the low, green, nonwoody plants which belong to the grass family (Poaceae or Gramineae), sedge family (Cyperaceae) or rush family (Juncaceae). Also referred to as Bermuda couch grass, this grass is probably of Asian origin and has been an important grass in the USA since 1807 (first documented). Kentucky bluegrass is a sturdy grass, which is often used for lawns, parks, golf courses and erosion control due to its long, fibrous roots. www.hon.ch /Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/grass.html   (973 words)

Cornell News: Grass as fuel Cherney presented the case for grass biofuel at a U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored conference, Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry, held March 21-24 in Baltimore. And even though the ratio of the amount of energy needed to produce grass pellets to the amount of energy they produce is much more favorable than for other biomass crops, the lack of government support prevents the industry from going forward, he says. Currently, he is testing the burning of pellets made from grasses, such as timothy and orchard grass, as well as weeds, such as goldenrod, in pellet stoves at Cornell's Mt. Pleasant Research Farm. www.news.cornell.edu /stories/March05/grass.fuel.ssl.html   (577 words)

The Gooding Seed Company Orchard grass is adapted to higher moisture conditions or under irrigation with good drainage and medium acid to neutral soil conditions. Orchard grass is a high yielding grass and highly palatable for livestock feed as a pastures grass or hay. Latar is a late maturing orchard grass for use as a high producing irrigated pasture grass or in pasture mixes. www.goodingseed.com /grasses.html   (4858 words)

ANSCI-332 :: Basic Animal Nutrition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) is a common high yielding grass species grown throughout the United States and is well adapted to production in the Northeast. Orchard grass in pastures must be carefully managed as over grazing may kill the stand. However, if orchard grass is harvested at the boot stage of maturity it is as high or higher in nutritive value than is timothy. www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~ansci332/orchard.htm   (494 words)

Orchardgrass ORCHARD GRASS-Perennial, cool season, irregular sodding grass with a dense root system and does not have rhizomes or stolons, and spreads by tillering. Orchard was NOT an original native to the United States. As a forage grass it is highly edible and helps to protein in the diet of the four footed species. www.nativegrasses.com /info/orchard.html   (416 words)

[No title] Spring overseeded orchardgrass does not produce enough grass to produce the desired mix the first year, and the limited amount of grass is insufficient for effective weed suppression. We used a grain drill to plant 10 pounds to the acre of a late-maturing variety of orchard grass (Hallmark) in recently irrigated ground after removing the second cutting of alfalfa. Nitrogen, although not necessary, will greatly increase yields and the percentage of grass in the hay and, while this may be seen as an added expense, the savings in herbicides may offset this expense. alfalfa.ucdavis.edu /symposium/1998/orchardgrass.html   (1184 words)

Orchard Grass Unfortunately, orchard grass is a lighter green and faster growing than tall fescue and so is very visible. Orchard grass often comes in as a contaminant on grass seed, especially K-31 tall fescue. Orchard grass is a pasture grass and therefore is not found in the “Weed seed” portion of the seed label. www.oznet.ksu.edu /hfrr/extensn/problems/Orchard_Grass.htm   (219 words)

grow_fruit_orchard_home_large_sward_management_graze_sheep For short grass swards, the sheep can be kept moving onto swards of around 3 cms height and off again at 2 cms, which will usually maintain their weight, but usually will not allow the ewes to lay on storage fat. Grazing long grass swards, such as tall fescue or cocksfoot, down to this level would be most undesirable, as recovery woud take a long time, and some plants may not recover at all. Regrazing grasses before they have a chance to grow enough leaf to replenish their carbohydrate stores used up in initial recovery from grazing weakens the root system, slows regrowth thereafter, and reduces the ultimate lifespan of the plants. www.naturalhub.com /grow_fruit_warm_temperate_orchard_home_large_sward_management_graze_sheep.html   (21450 words)

Satin Grass Seed - Geertson Seed Farms Unlike most other grasses, orchard grass is all leaves after the first cut, and can actually exceed alfalfa in digestibility. This is why Satin orchard grass is more palatable. It is believed grasses developed these silica barbs to deter grazing animals. www.geertsonseedfarms.com /Pages/SatinGrassSeed.htm   (178 words)

Entomology from the July 2005 Crop and Soil News/Notes Preliminary observations indicate that thrips are present in florets of orchard grass and perennial rye grass (Fig. As in the case of bent grass, one thrips is present per floret, hence the presence of a thrips represents the loss of one seed. It is not known for how long the thrips that we have detected in orchard grass and perennial rye grass have been present in the Willamette Valley, and whether their presence has any correlation with the phase-out of burning. cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu /newsnotes/0507/entomology.html   (877 words)

Reed Canary Grass It differs from orchard grass in that reed canary grass's leaves are much wider, the inflorescence is more narrow and pointed, and the individual flowers have a different shape. Reed canary grass is a coarse, sod-forming, cool-season, perennial grass, native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and N. America, and adapted to much of the northern half of U.S. It occurs from wet to dry habitats with best growth on fertile and moist or wet soils (shores, swales, meadows). The native reed canary grass is not thought to be aggressive as is the Eurasian ecotype. www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/outreach/VMG/rcanarygr.html   (1274 words)

March 2003 Newsletter Page 1 Twenty one irrigated grass or grass and legume mixed forages are evaluated in a northeastern Colorado High Plains region trial. Three legumes (alfalfa, trefoil, and sainfoin) were inter-seeded with orchard grass, allowing for a comparison of a legume grass mixture and how that mixture would impact the quality and yield as compared to orchard grass alone. Average yields of orchard grass were 3.5 tons/acre compared to 3.6 tons/acre when a legume was added to the mixture. www.colostate.edu /Depts/SoilCrop/extension/Newsletters/2003/Forages/trial.html   (1066 words)

DNR Orchard grass is a native of Eurasia and South Africa. It was introduced to the United States as a hay and pasture grass and has escaped from cultivation. Orchard grass may attain a height of one and one-half to five feet. dnr.state.il.us /lands/education/ExoticSpecies/Orchardgrass.htm   (92 words)

Grass Pollen Map Grasses are ecologically dominant worldwide, and represent about 20% of the earth's vegetational cover. Related are timothy, orchard grass, redtop, sweet vernal grass, rye, fescue, and Johnsongrass. The main grasses to which people are sensitive to are Bermuda grass, bromegrass, Canada bluegrass, canary grass, corn fescue Johson grass, Junegrass (Kentucky bluegrass), orchard grass, redtop, rye, and timothy. www.nychinatown.com /health_allergy_grass_pollen_map.htm   (583 words)

ARS | Publication request: Use of a Seed Scarifier for Detection and Enumeration of Galls of Anguina and Rathayibacter ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Presence of the galls is of concern in the export of grass seed. In this paper a method for detection and enumeration of galls within orchard grass seed samples was developed and quantitative data on occurrence of galls in orchard grass provided. Percentage of samples of orchard grass seed harvested in Oregon from 1996, 1997, and 2000 containing galls of Anguina spp. www.ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=139931&pf=1   (450 words)

Invasives Plant Pests Literature Collection: Orchard grass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Among the properties of broadleaf dock, the correlation of coverage of broadleaf dock with grass yields was highest. The fourth year, local N fertilisation began to be effective as evidenced by the N content per leaf area unit and growth of the inter-cropped trees: grass root competition was high and root barriers were needed to exclude it. Abstract: Decomposition of grass litter dynamics was compared in two adjoining grasslands established on the same type of soil, in new (second year after tillage) and old one (eight years after tillage). sain.nbii.gov /invasives/common55.shtml   (11059 words)

Only4pets.com It differs from grass hays such as timothy, orchard grass and brome in the leaf, stem, and root structure. Brome grass is a perennial that is grown in Eastern Europe, Russia and Canada as well as the north-central part of the United States. This combination of chopped timothy and orchard grass hays can be used as top-dressing on, or blended into, moist salads and produce presentations. www.only4pets.com /smallanimalfood.htm   (4118 words)

Alpaca Forum at AlpacaNation - What kind of grass to plant Our first planting was 100% orchard grass that was a combined seed mixture of early, mid, and late blooming. With orchard grass it does have to be watered and for some, nature does not always co-operate. The brome is more for coverage as it is a good hot grass and will provide protection to the orchard grass. www.alpacanation.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1310   (593 words)

Horsekeeping 101 The first choice being orchard, then timothy, or a mixture of grass (not bermuda) supplemented with a tad of alfalfa. Orchard grass & the Orchard grass/alfalfa mixes were developed by the U.C.Davis university in their feeds & feeding program, strictly for the horse industry. Unfortunately Orchard Grass is an expensive and hard to locate hay. www.canyoncreekfarm.com /gpage2.html   (1444 words)

Types of Hays and Grasses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Timothy hay also has "solid cattails" which distinguishes it from Orchard grass which has "broken cattails." Much of the Timothy is imported from Northern counties; it is not as widely available as Alfalfa, but is an excellent hay for bunnies. Another less known feed, orchard grass, is very similar in appearance to Timothy but the "cattails" have small segments missing from them every 1/32 of an inch. Orchard is even less prevalent in San Diego County than perhaps all other hay/grass varieties. www.rabbit.org /chapters/san-diego/diet/hay_grass.html   (679 words)

orchard grass on Encyclopedia.com ORCHARD GRASS [orchard grass] or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata) native to Eurasia and N Africa and extensively naturalized in the United States. Arsenal in bug battle raises safety concerns in Wenatchee, Wash., orchards. Orchard is now golf course to the core: Miller's Scottish links-style course opens June 1 in East Wenatchee. www.encyclopedia.com /html/o1/orchardg.asp   (366 words)

orchard grass --  Encyclopædia Britannica Orchard grass grows in dense clusters, or tussocks, about 0.6 to 1 metre (2 to 3 feet) tall. More results on "orchard grass" when you join. Tidal and poorly drained, the area was covered with a reedy grass called tule, willows, live oaks, and vines. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9057293   (803 words)

Alpaca Forum at AlpacaNation - Hay It has orchard grass and some timothy and even a few spots of clover. My animals have had his hay for the past year, and their fiber is so much better than it was last year when they were shorn. My pastures are mixtures of orchard grass, blue grass and whatever the birds have dropped in. www.alpacanation.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1740   (653 words)

Country Life - Discussion Forum Orchard grass chiefly planted, in orchards to start is widely planted elsewhere now. Quack grass is considered and written up a noxious weed and the planting of it is outlawed in the State of Michigan. Brome or Orchard either one may be planted for the sole purpose of adding support to the heavier Alfalfa plant in an upright position for easier hay cutting, Brome for earlier cuts and Orchard for later cuttings following. www.kountrylife.com /cgi-bin/topic.cgi?bd=forum&th=141481   (904 words)

Hollin Farms: Hay for Horses Lots of hay advertised as orchard grass or timothy has fescue in it. Timothy develops later than orchard grass, and if you first cut orchard grass at its optimum stage, the timothy seed head is undeveloped but the hay is better. Second cutting orchard grass is considered prime horse feed. www.hollinfarms.com /pages/hay.html   (963 words)

Dactylis glomerata This temperate grass is widely grown for pasture and hay in practically all temperate countries, and is cultivated in temperate regions of tropical and subtropical areas. It is considered to be one of the most important tropical forage grasses that is used for tame hay. Such mixtures are of value for silage cut in summer followed by winter grazing; some times grass and alfalfa are sown in alternate rows, then a mixture of 3 kg/ha with 16 kg/ha alfalfa is recommended. www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/duke_energy/Dactylis_glomerata.html   (1216 words)

Abstracts... An orchard grass cover was planted beneath apple trees of the variety Red Delicious. In the experiment, two orchard grass treatments, one mowed, and the other unmowed, were compared to a third treatment, clean culture. Two orchard grass treatments, one mowed and the other unmowed, were compared with clean culture. www.entm.purdue.edu /entomology/wonders/abstract/10.htm   (772 words)

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