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give back what they took from it. Legumes should 

 therefore never be called grasses, as is sometimes done, 



FIG. 160. Hay making in the old-fashioned way (compare with 

 figure 161). 



for they have a wholly different place in agriculture, 

 as well as in botany. A number of other leafy plants 

 are also among forage crops. 



GRASSES 



Nearly all the real grasses serve for pasture when 

 young, and most of them can also be cut for hay 

 when older. The best time for haying is when the 

 grasses are just beginning to bloom. 



