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Kentucky blue-grass and red clover were sown on the pasture. This 

 was done only where the grass was becoming thin. 



PLOTS I, 4, 8, 12 AND 16 



Check plots, 20 lbs., Kentticky blue-grass per acre 



By the end of the first year there was only a fair stand of grass on these 

 plots. This may be accounted for in part by the fact that many of the 

 seeds were covered too deeply. In many cases they were covered with 

 three-fourths of an inch of soil. This grass must be sown at or very 

 near the surface in order to secure a perfect stand. The seeding on these 

 plots also appeared to be very uneven. It is exceedingly difficult to 

 sow such small seeds evenly. 



Because of the poor stand and the slowness of coming into full bearing, 

 the plots containing Kentucky blue-grass alone did not furnish satis- 

 factory grazing until three years after seeding. In the spring of 1907 

 it was estimated that at least ninety per cent, of the herbage on these 

 plots consisted of the grass sown. By the summer of 1908 three other 

 grasses, timothy, red-top and white clover, had appeared in the plots 

 sown to Kentucky blue-grass. The most prominent plant, however, 

 was blue-grass. At the present time, by far the best plots of the experi- 

 ment are those which received blue-grass either alone or in mixtures. 

 This grass has shown itself able to hold its own against all other grasses. 

 It has produced a somewhat better stand on the level parts of the field 

 than on the hill-sides. 



Canadian blue grass was neither sown alone nor in mixtures in this 

 pasture. It was first observed to be encroaching on certain plots in the 

 spring of 1907. It has now become a prominent grass in several plots, 

 especially those which received no Kentucky blue-grass. It has not 

 become important in any of the check plots. It does not seem to be 

 able to compete with Kentucky blue-grass on this type of soil. 



PLOT 2 



20 lbs. of red-top per acre 



The seed sown on this plot came up quickly and formed an excellent 

 stand by the end of the first year. Few weeds were able to find a foot- 

 ing. In June, 1907, there was still a good stand of red-top, about 80 

 per cent, of the herbage consisting of this grass. Ten per cent, was 

 Kentucky blue-grass and the remainder miscellaneous grasses and 

 weeds. 



