1 68 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



No. 6509 was from plot 9. Heavy growth, well eared; leaves and stalks dark 

 green in color. 



No. 6510 was from plot 10. Fairly heavy grow'th, quite well eared; leaves 

 and stalks medium green in color. 



No. 65 1 1 was from plot 11 and No. 6512 was from plot 12. On both plots 

 there was a heavy growth, well eared; stalks and leaves dark green in color. 



Oat hay. — Used in dairy herd tests. About 50 pounds, com- 

 posed of small portions taken from different parts of the mow^ 

 was cut up into small pieces and thoroughly mixed and sub- 

 sampled. 



No. 6389 from dairy herd test No. 59. Hay generally past full bloom when 

 cut, seme seed forming; harvested in good condition. Sample taken Dec. 17, 

 1900. 



No. 6402 from dairy herd test No. 61. Oats had made a good growth and 

 were harvested in good condition when a little past full bloom. Sample taken 

 Jan. 14, 1901. 



No. 6410 from dairy herd test No. 63. Heavy growth of oats, cut just when 

 they were in the milk stage and well cured. Sample taken Feb. 7, 1901. 



No. 6417 from dairy herd test No. 65. Heavy growth of oats harvested when 

 just past full bloom. Sample taken March 12, 1901. 



No. 6427 from a dairy herd test not included in the report. Rather poor 

 quality of hay, seeds about half grown when harvested; quite weedy. Sample 

 taken March 4, igoi. 



Ti7nothy hay. — No. 6395 from dairy herd test No. 60. Nearly 

 clear timothy, rather fine, cut early; harvested in good condi- 

 tion. Sample taken Dec. 31, 1900, from lot of about 40-50 

 pounds which was cut up into small pieces and thoroughly 

 mixed. 



Hay of mixed grasses. — Used in dairy herd tests. A sample 

 of about 50 pounds was made up of small portions taken from 

 different parts of the mow; this was cut into small pieces and 

 then thoroughly mixed and sub-sampled. 



No. 6396 from dairy herd test No. 60. Cut early and harvested in good con- 

 dition. Sample taken Dec. 31, 1900. 



No. 6406 from dairy herd test No. 62. Mixture of timothy and common 

 grasses; rather small growth, cut early, well cured and in good condition. 

 Sample taken Feb. 7, 1901. 



No. 6415 from dairy herd test No. 64. Rank growth of grass but mi.xed with 

 a good many weeds and harvested rather past its prime and in poor condition. 

 Sample taken Feb. 22, igor. 



