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form of nitrate of soda are the most effective in increasing the 

 yield of timothy and redtop, while wood ashes and the potash 

 fertilizers seem most efficient in maintaining and promoting the 

 growth of the clovers. While the application of lime has been 

 strongly advocated by many, its use on the soils of the college farm 

 and on various others in this section of the state has not proved 

 markedly beneficial. 



NEW YORK. Prof. G. F. Warren, Professor of Farm Management 

 and Farm Crops, New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca : 

 The one great hay grass in New York State is timothy, the second 

 hay grass of importance is redtop. There are no other grasses of 

 very great importance for hay production, although orchard grass, 

 meadow fescue and several wild grasses are met with occasionally. 

 The most important pasture grass is Kentucky bluegrass. Second 

 in importance is timothy. Canada bluegrass is very common on 

 the poorer lands. Redtop, meadow fescue and orchard grass occur 

 to a considerable extent in pastures. Mammoth red and medium 

 clovers are the most important legumes in the state. Second to 

 these is alsike clover, and in all pasture mixtures white clover 

 should be included. Where it grows successfully alfalfa is a most 

 valuable hay plant for this state. ' For pastures a seeding of timothy, 

 Kentucky bluegrass and white clover is always desirable. To this 

 sometimes should be added redtop, orchard grass and meadow fes- 

 cue. For hay production a standard mixture is timothy, mammoth 

 clover, medium clover and alsike clover. To this redtop should be 

 added under certain conditions. Alsike clover grows on land that 

 is too acid or too poor for the growth of red clover; redtop grows 

 on land that is too poor for the production of timothy, so that on the 

 poorest lands, provided they are not manured and limed, it may 

 sometimes pay to grow redtop or a mixture of redtop and alsike 

 clover. Alsike clover is not grown quite so universally as it deserves 

 to be. It is not so seriously affected by the root borer as red 

 clover, and as stated will grow under more unfavorable soil condi- 

 tions. Throughout this section of the state where there is limestone 

 soil, alfalfa will grow readily. In practically every county in the 

 state there are some soils on which alfalfa will produce an excellent 

 crop, provided the land is limed, inoculated and manured. 



Prof. Paul J. White, Assistant Professor of Farm Crops, New 

 York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca : What are the best 



