530 



EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



of S lbs. each of red top and Kentucky blue grass, and 6 lbs. each of timothy, 

 orchard grass, meadow fescue, and meadow foxtail, but meadow foxtail had 

 become prominent by 1907 and Kentucky blue grass now prevails. On other 

 plats on which a mixture of from 10 to 13 kinds of seed were sown, Kentucky 

 blue grass became prominent. Orchard grass did little good, although meadow 

 foxtail and white clover became important. Little perceptible difference in 

 growth of grass followed the applications of different fertilizer mixtures, but 

 the plats receiving nitrate of soda with or without lime were more closely grazed 

 than those that received manure. 



III. The Roberts pasture, I. P. Roberts (pp. 385-391).— In 1877, this field 

 produced oats and in 1878 a crop .of wheat in which 2 qt. of timothy per acre 

 were sown. In the spring of 1879, 2 qt. of timothy and 4 qt. of clover (1 part 

 alsike and 2 parts medium red clover) per acre were sown broadcast. The 

 subsequent progress of the field is briefly reviewed and the author suggests 

 that in addition to the seed sown 5 lbs. each of orchard grass, Kentucky blue 

 grass, and redtop might have been profitably sown. This pastui-e, after it was 

 well established, carried 3 times as many cattle per acre as the average New 

 York pasture because the clovers were retained, early pasturing or overstocking 

 was not permitted, and mowing early in June prevented the ripening of the 

 grass from checking its tillering. 



IV. The cost of pasture land in different States, G. F. Warren (pp. 391-397). — 

 The author presents the results of investigations of pasture values throughout 

 the country. The average results for each section are stated in the following 

 table : 



Cost of pasture land. 



Section. 



North Atlantic States 



Corn belt 



Middle West, outside main corn belt 



"Blue grass region " 



Southern States 



Arid regions 



Western moist and irrigated land 



Months used. 



Actually 

 used. 



5.5 

 6.6 

 5.9 

 8.6 

 8.3 

 9.0 

 7.3 



Equiva- 

 lent to 

 full feed. 



4.1 

 6.0 

 4.8 

 6.9 

 7.3 

 9.0 

 6.9 



Cost of 

 land suf- 

 ficient to 



pasture 



one cow 

 one 



month. 



$18 

 27 

 21 

 31 

 6 

 10 

 13 



The hay crop, W. P. Brooks {Massachusetts Sta. Bui. J 3^, pp. 68, figs 3; 

 reprint from Mass. [Bd.] Ayr. Bui. 3, pp. 5-6S, figs. 3; Agr. of Mass. 1904, pp. 

 351-376; 1905, pp. 360-382; 1906, pp. y/2/-//36).— This consists of 3 papers. 



I. The hay crop in Massachusetts (pp. 5-24). — This paper outlines the status 

 of the hay crop in Massachusetts, reviews the work of the station on this sub- 

 ject, and makes recommendations, in the light of experimental data, as to 

 pasture management. 



II. The management of mowings (pp. 25^7). — Some important grasses and 

 clovers are described, mixtures for sowing recommended, and suggestions made 

 for fertilizing meadows, keeping down weeds, and the care of mowings. 



III. Clovers: Their value, characteristics of varieties and methods of produc- 

 tion (pp. 48-68). — A discussion of the value of clovers to the farm is followed 

 by a description of a number of varieties and directions for clover production 

 and curing in Massachusetts. 



