STATISTICS OF THE GRASS CROP 9 



Coarse forage 



i. New York 1,876,795 6. Vermont 452,461 



2. Kansas 1,263,231 7. Ohio 443,512 



3. Texas 688,274 8. Pennsylvania 422,925 



4. Wisconsin 571,441 9. Minnesota 401,614 



5. Iowa 510,184 10. Michigan 379,279 



From Table IV it is seen that timothy and clover are 

 the most important cultivated forage crops. These are 

 grown mainly in the "humid region," usually known as 

 the timothy region. Next in importance is the wild hay 

 crop which comes mostly from the eastern portion of the 

 Great Plains, the chief constituent being prairie hay. 



The alfalfa crop comes from the western states where 

 irrigation is practiced, though it is worthy of note that in 

 the leading state, Kansas, much of the crop is grown 

 without irrigation. Millet comes mostly from the east- 

 ern belt of the Great Plains. Under the head of "other 

 tame or cultivated grasses," the most important ele- 

 ments are redtop, grown in the northeastern states, 

 Johnson grass, in Texas and some other southern states, 

 and orchard grass, in Tennessee and Kentucky. Under 

 the head of "grains cut green," are two important ele- 

 ments, grain hay on the Pacific Coast, and the cowpea 

 in the Southern States. The Canada field pea is an im- 

 portant crop along our northern border. Under "coarse 

 forage" are included corn and sorghum cut for forage. 

 The tables should be studied in connection with the 

 chapter on Forage Crop Areas. 



