440 



GRASSES OF IOWA. 



The following analyses are given for comparison: 

 NATURAL CONDITION. 



Iowa (1): 



(1) Young, 3i to 4 inches high. . 



(2) Somewhat older than No. 1 . . 



(3) Mature grass 



South Dakota (2): 



Collected July 1, 1891 



o 5 



12.62 

 .14.08 

 18.12 



40.96 



Rye {Secale cereale, L.) — Farmers do not fully appreciate the 

 value of rye as a forage plant. It is an excellent grass and 

 makes a good, firm hay, relished by stock of all kinds. It 

 should be sown early in the fall, the first week in September, 

 and in a month is ready for pasture purposes. It will stand 

 a moderate amount of grazing when four or five inches high, 

 and this can be kept up through the winter aud early spring, 

 and affcrds some good picking in April, two or three weeks in 

 advance of bluegrass. It should be pastured ciutiously. 

 Sheep will not injure the stand as much as cattle. It has been 

 used more extensively in the south than in the north for forage 

 purposes. 



To illustrate the chemical composition of Secale cereale the 

 following analyses were made: 



Sample 1. Collected April 21, 1896, 12 to 13 inches high. 



Sample 2. Collected April 29, 1896, 20 to 24 irches high. 



Sample 3. Collected May 4, 1896, 30 to 32 inches high, just headed. 



Sample 4. Collected May 11, 1896, 30 to 36 inches high, rusted some- 

 what in places, just headed 



Sample 5. Collected May 21, 1896, 35 to 40 inches high. 



Sample 6. Collected June 3, 1896, 47 to 48 i«ches high. 



♦This sample was partly dry when received. 



1. Bull. la. Agrl. Exp. Sta. 30:320. 1S95. 



2. Bull. 8. D. Agrl. Exp. Sta. 40:156. 



