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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Fijr. 14. Rosen Rye has proven itself to be the best yielding rye for the Upper Peninsula. 



permanent pasture and the use of it for pasture will keep clown second 

 growth, permit the old stumps to rot and thus be a factor in clearing 

 up the farm. 



Practically every farm will have a certain acreage that is unsuited 

 for cultivation, and such fields can best be utilized as permanent pasture. 



TABLE 17 SEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



Upland : 



Red Clover 2 lbs. 



Alsike Clover 1 lb. 



White Dutch 1 lb. 



Alfalfa 1 lb. 



Timothy 2 lbs. 



June Grass 3 lbs. 



Orchard Grass '. 2 lbs. 



Total, per acre 12 lbs. 



Lowland : 



Alsike Clover 2 lbs. 



White Dutch 1 lb. 



Sweet Clover 1 lb. 



Red Top 2 lbs. 



Timothy 2 lbs. 



June Grass 2 lbs. 



Orchard Grass 2 lbs. 



Total, per acre 12 lbs. 



HAY. 



A wide range in choice of hay crops is made possible in the Upper 

 Peninsula because of the adaptation of a large number of legumes and 

 grasses suited for hay purposes. In selecting the hay crop to use, con- 

 siderable attention should be given to selecting one that will give a 

 maximum tonnage and yet be of good quality. The usual practice is 

 not to use any one hay crop but a mixture of several. 



Red Clover — This is probably the most widely grown and important 

 legume hay crop in the section. It is adapted to well-drained upland 

 soils comparatively high in lime content. There are two commercial 

 varieties, medium red and mammoth red. The medium red is usually a 

 little finer stemmed, and blooms about two weeks earlier than the mam- 

 moth. Occasionally a crop of hay is taken off and a crop of seed pro- 

 duced with the medium red while the mammoth is too late for this prac- 



