Pastures in New York. 



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Cost of Pasture Land 



State 



Western Moist 

 and Irrigated 

 Land- 

 Montana 



Idaho 



Idaho 



Idaho 



Utah 



Utah 



Utah 



Arizona 



Nevada 



Nevada 



Nevada 



Washington .... 

 Washington .... 

 Oregon 



Average 



Section 



Irrigated . 

 Northern. 

 Irrigated . 



Utah and S. Idaho. 



Lowland 



Irrigated 



Alfalfa (irrigated) . 

 River bottoms . . . . 

 Irrigated grass . . . . 

 Irrigated alfalfa.'. . 



Near cities 



Alfalfa 



Coast 



Months 



Used 



6 

 6 



7 



5 

 7 

 7 

 6 

 12 



7 



7 



10 



7-3 



Full 

 feed 



4. 



5 

 6 



5 



5 ■ 

 6 



5 

 12 

 12 



6 



6 



7 



7 



9 



Acres 

 per 

 cow 



2 



1-5 

 I 



I 



.88 



4 



§ 



Value 

 per 

 acre 



S75 

 58 



"3 

 50 

 50 

 20 

 88 



188 



55 

 100 



150 



250 



150 



88 



Cost of 



land per 



month of 



pasture 



$8 



6 



6 



20 



14 



3 

 18 



14 

 18 

 II 



13 

 24 



9 



20 



$13 



* Not much used because of bloat. 



SUMMARY 



The feed bill may be reduced by a system of careful management 

 of the pasture. Page 355. 



More than one-third of all the improved land of the state is in pastures. 

 Page 356. 



While a large percentage of the pastures of the state are decreasing 

 in productiveness, experience proves that this condition may be corrected. 

 Page 3 56. 



The two classes of plants, grasses and clovers, are both important for 

 pasture purposes. Page 356. 



Kentucky blue-grass is the most important permanent pasture plant 

 for New York State. Page 358. 



Timothy is the cheapest and most valuable plant for temporary 

 pasture purposes. Page 358. 



Canadian blue-grass is a valuable pasture plant for the poorer soils of 

 the state. Page 359. 



Red and alsike clovers are not permanent and should be frequently 

 reseeded. White clover is fairly permanent on good land. Page 360. 



