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present. When the other grasses in such plots disappeared their place 

 has been occupied by Canadian blue-grass, white clover and weeds. 



It is generally believed that Kentucky blue-grass will eventually 

 appear in a pasture in this state even if not sown. Experience indicates 

 that it will appear much more quickly if used in the seeding. 



PLOT 10 



8 lbs. Kentucky blue- grass 8 lbs. meadow fescue 



8 lbs. red-top 8 lbs. meadow foxtail 



At the end of the first season the order of importance of the grasses 

 on this plot was as follows: red- top, meadow fescue, timothy. Kentucky 

 blue-grass was not prominent. Meadow foxtail was not observed at 

 this time. 



No further notes were taken until June, 1907. The order of import- 

 ance then stood as follows: 30% Kentucky blue-grass, 30% red-top, 

 20% meadow foxtail, 10% meadow fescue, 10% clover and weeds. 

 There was an excellent stand of grasses. At the present time this is 

 one of the best plots in the experiment. 



Meadow foxtail is doubtless spreading in this and adjacent plots. 

 It is the earliest grass in the whole list to produce seeds. Usually a 

 large percentage of it is ripe before the cows are turned into the pasture 

 in the spring. It is self sown. Being very light, the seeds are doubtless 

 blown about by the wind. The grass also has the power to spread by 

 means of underground stems. This characteristic is not so marked, 

 however, as in blue-grass and red-top. 



It is doubtful whether meadow foxtail will become an important 

 grass in New York pastures. The seed is very expensive and the grass 

 does not seem to become established quickly. 



PLOT II 



8 lbs. Kentucky blue-grass 8 lbs. red-top 



6 lbs. timothy 8 lbs. meadow fescue 



4 lbs. meadow foxtail 



At the end of the first year the chief grasses present were red-top, 

 timothy and Kentucky blue-grass. The importance was in the order 

 named. Meadow foxtail and meadow fescue had not appeared prom- 

 inently yet. After two more years however, these were important grasses 

 in this plot. The general stand of grasses was very good. 



