Century orchardgrass is a long-lived perennial bunchgrass, adapted to the northwest, midwest, and northeast regions of the United States. Properly managed, orchardgrass will provide a persistent, high yielding pasture with excellent quality forage. These characteristic of orchardgrass have resulted in widespread utilization for pasture, hay, green-chop and silage.

Benefits:

• High nutritive value of highly digestible forage
• Performs well in mono-stand or in mixtures with perennial grasses
• Greater heat and drought tolerance than bluegrass, ryegrass and timothy

Price: Contact your local dealer or DSM for current pricing.

Disclaimer: These are general guide and descriptions about these forages and grasses. Performance could be different in different growing regions. Kussmaul Seed Co. makes no guarantees that everyone will see the same results.

Seeding Rate:

• Seeding rates for Century depend on the region, soil type, etc.
• In monoculture, a rate of 15-20 pounds per acre should be sufficient
• In mixtures this amount can be reduced to 50% or less of the total
• A seeder, seeding at the shallow depth of about 1/4 inch with press wheels, or the use of a culti-packer, ensures a good stand establishment

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