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results of sixteen varieties of grasses at each of six different cuttings, 

 as well as the total number of tons of pasture per acre per annum : 



It will be seen that the Tall Oat Grass produced the greatest 

 amount of pasture crop per acre, the average for the four years being 

 nearly 12 tons per acre. It gave decidedly the largest yield at^ the 

 first cutting, held out well in the middle of the summer, and furnished 

 a fairly large amount of pasture crop in the autumn of the year. The 

 Orchard Grass was especially strong in the autumn, producing the 

 greatest quantity of pasture crop at the last cutting of the sixteen 

 varieties of grasses under experiment. Although the Western Rye, 

 Canadian Lyme, and Bearded Wheat have all given comparatively high 

 results in yield of pasture crop per acre, a study of the experiment 

 show^ us that when these crops are cut six times during the season, 

 the vitality of the plants becomes greatly exhausted and the crops are 

 apt to be quite inferior in the following season. In the case of the 

 Tall Oat, Orchard Grass, Meadow Fescue, and Tall Fescue, however, 

 the vitality of the plants does not seem to be injured to any great extent 

 by frequent cutting. The results of this experiment are very sugges- 

 tive, and, we believe, furnish some valuable information regarding the 

 special characteristics of different varieties of grasses when grown with 

 the object of pasture. As a result of this experiment, we are obtain- 

 ing valuable suggestions as to the most suitable combinations of 

 grasses to use for permanent pastures. 



Varieties of Clovers for the Production of Hay. A number 

 of varieties of clover have been grown in the Experimental Department 

 for the production of hay, but it has been difficult to get the results of 

 a large number of varieties of clover under uniform conditions for a 

 series of years. We are, however, presenting the average results of 

 each of three varieties for a period of six years. The following table 



