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PASTURES YIELD MORE THAN MEADOWS. 



leave the land in fine condition for the grasses proper, including 

 the cereals. 



It would be better for the farmer if he looked more upon grass 

 as a leading crop in his rotation, instead of one of minor 

 importance. 



Pasture Yields more Nourishment than Meadows. — The 



following experiment is reported by C. L. F. DeLaune in Jour. 

 Eoy. Ag. Soc, 1882: '"After the grasses and clovers had grown 

 one year and had become well established, one plat was mowed 

 twice, and a similar plat was mowed six times during the year. 

 The latter was to imitate the f i-equent cropping of grass by cattle. 



Total Per 

 Acre. 

 Tons. 



Green, cut twice. 17.06 



Dried, " " 4.49 



Green, '*' six times 21.36 



Dried, " " " 3.602 



" The following shows the amount per acre of the most valuable 

 substances contained in the hay : 



"We see that, from the second piece cut six times, deficiency in 

 weight is made up for by superior quality. It contains 7.12 lbs. 

 of nitrogen, 8.01 lbs. of phosphoric acid, and 1.78 lbs. of potash 

 more than the first crop. It is lower in percentage of lime and 

 magnesia, which, however, are but of secondary importance for 

 feeding purposes. It is certain then that cattle grazed on the 

 crop of the piece cut six times would have been better nourished 



