532 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Alfalfa gave the largest yield, followed in one field by red clover, in 

 another by alsike clover. Special atteutiou is called to sheep fescue 

 and meadow foxtail as grasses for the West. Goat's rue averaged 4,490 

 lbs. of hay per acre; Hungarian brome grass, 2,245 lbs. jjer acre. 



Hungarian grass, rye, sorgjium, soja beans, sugar beets, mangel- 

 wurzels, and carrots were also grown. 



Varieties of grasses, J. W. Sanborn ( Utah Ma. Rpt. 1893, pp. 

 38— ii). — A number of pasture grasses were tested for grazing steers, 

 with the result stated below : 



"(1) lu the above trial mixed pasture grasses proved superior in every respect to 

 any single variety. 



"(2) Alfalfa was next in value to the mixture in quantity of growth of grass, but 

 gave less production of meat, being in this trial, as in others, seemingly less palat- 

 able than any other variety grown. 



''(3) Of the other varieties there was very little difference between English rye 

 grass, orchard grass, tall oat grass, and meadow fescue when the growth of animal 

 and the growth of grass are both considered. 



" (4) It is probable that the three pasture grasses on our dry uplands that are used 

 in other sections of the country, meadow foxtail, blue grass, and redtop, are less 

 valuable than either of the more rank growing grasses used in this experiment." 



Grazing value of varieties of grass, J. W. Sanborn ( Utah Sta. 

 Bid. 33, pp. 1-5). — This is a continuation of the exi)eriment mentioned 

 above for about 1 mouth the following season. 



" A mixture of pasture gasses proved very much suiierior for grazing steers to 

 each one of the grasses sown singly. 



" Of the single varieties tall oat grass leads, with timothy second and alfalfa 

 third." 



Field experiments with timothy, J. W.Sanborn {Utah 8ta. Rpt. 

 1893, pp. 53-64). 

 Synojysis. — The results were in favor of slight i)reparation, slight tillage for the seed 



bed, rolling the seed bed, covering the seed rather deep, using more than 8 qt. 



of seed, and broadcast seeding. Both spring and fall grazing reduced the yield 



of hay, the former much more than the latter. 



Plats were prepared by harrowing alone, and by plowing 4, 7, and 

 10 in. deep. The unplowed plat, prepared by harrowing only, gave the 

 largest yields in 1892 and 18i).'). In another series of phits where differ- 

 ent amounts of harrowing and dragging were given the yield of hay 

 decreased as the amount of preparation increased. 



Light and heavy seeds were sown. Light seed (that floating iu brine) 

 gave a smaller yield of hay iu the first season, but an equal yield iu 

 the second year. Eolling the seed bed largely increased the yield of 

 timothy hay. 



On light loam soil, in au experiment not altogether conclusive, 

 timothy seed covered deep gave better results thau when covered very 

 shallow. 



The total yields of dry matter per acre for 1892 and 1893 from sowhig 



