Grassland Evaluation Contest Study Guide
Fifth Edition: October 2005
Soil Evaluation:
FORAGE ADAPTATION BY SOIL DRAINAGE CLASS
Very Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Some-what Poorly Drained
Mod. Well Drained
Well Drained
Some-what Excess Drained
Excess Drained
Alfalfa
X
X
X
Annual Lespedeza
X
X
X
X
Birdsfoot Trefoil
X
X
X
X
Red Clover
X
X
X
X
White or Ladino Clover
X
X
X
Brome-grass
X
X
X
Big Bluestem
X
X
X
X
Tall Fescue
X
X
X
X
X
X
Indian- grass
X
X
X
X
X
Orchard-grass
X
X
X
Switch-grass
X
X
X
X
X
X
Timothy
X
X
X
X
Caucasian Bluestem
X
X
X
X
Bermuda-grass
X
X
X
X
X
Little Bluestem
X
X
X
X
Kentucky Bluegrass
X
X
X
X
X
Reed Canary-grass
X
X
X
X
X
X
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