[Jacob-list] Grass Seed

[Mark Essen]

Do you know if this is an endophyte free fescue.  Do you know the name of
the seed mix?
I did a quick search for the seed and found a lot of erroneous hits and
thought it may be quicker just to ask.
Mark Essen
Famous Acres
6701 County Road 353
Fulton, Mo.  65251
(573)642-0350
messen at socket.net
Jacobs 4-Horn Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Pyrenees, Peafowl, Highland Cattle, Yak,
Emu, Wallabies, Patagonian Cavies, Eland, and Fallow Deer all living
together in the Kingdom of Callaway
----- Original Message -----
From: <stonecroft235 at juno.com>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 9:40 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Grass Seed


> Here in southeast PA we have been having a severe drought - however, we
> have several pastures which were seeded within the past 2 years with seed
> from Premier - pasture seed developed by Barenbrug seeds called
> Stockmaster mix and marketed by Premier.    The sheep love this stuff
> and it has proven to be very drought tolerant - even without rain for
> months we have consistently still had some green grass out there for
> grazing this summer - the fescue & orchard grass in the mix were
> developed to be drought resistant - and the ryegrass simply goes dormant
> during the heat of the summer.  Our sheep seemingly like the taste of
> this grass better than some of our previously seeded pastures where we
> used another seed mix.  The seed from Premier is more expensive, but well
> worth it, especially as we have seen during this drought.
>
> Incidentally, it's raining here this morning -- and everyone is
> rejoicing!!!  (I think I can literally hear the plants & trees gulping up
> much-needed moisture!!!!)
>
> Sue Martin
> Stonecroft
>
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