CHAPTER IIT 
FORAGE PLANTS 
ScARCELY less important than the use of grasses for the 
production of human food is their use for forage. The 
domestic animals, upon which man depends in part for 
his food, in their turn depend upon wild or cultivated 
forage plants. 
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Fie. 1. Production of hay and forage in the United States. One large dot repre- 
sents 500,000 tons; one small dot represents 100,000 tons. 
13. The importance of forage plants is shown in part 
by the statistics given in the census report under the 
heading “hay and forage,” which includes plants cut and 
used dry or green for forage, but does not include plants 
used for pasturage. The figures also include an insig- 
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