^56 FIELD CROPS 



hay, ''other tame grasses," and clover hay. Under the gen- 

 eral term ''other tame grasses" are included all the peren- 

 nial grasses other than timothy. 



The larger part of the forage is produced in the North 

 Central states. This group, according to the Census classi- 

 fication, extends from Michigan and Ohio to Kansas, Neb- 



lOWA — i^^^— ^B— i^^ ^^— ^^— ^^^— 8.05% 



N. Y. MM^^il^—ii^^ ^^^l^^^M^l^— ^ 7.26% 



MINN. ^m^^^mmama^^^i^K^mm^mmmmmi^^ 6.22% 



KANSAS li^l— ^^^M— IB^ ^I^^ 6.10% 



NEB. ^K^^^^mm^^mm^m^^^m^am^^ 5.96% 



WIS. ^i^^^Kma^^mK^ma^^^i^^m 5.15% 



OHIO mamm^a^K^am^i^mi^mt^^mm 4.65% 



iLUNOis w^mmm^^^mm^^^mm^m 4.48% 



CALIF. ^^^i^m^^^^^^^mmmmm 4.45% 



MO. ^t^m^Km^^K^mma^^mm 4.21% 



PENN. mmmmama^mms^m^^^ 3.78% 



S. DAK. m^^a^m^^^^^t^^ 3.76% 



MICH. wm^^m^m^^^^mm^am 3.74% 



Figure 93. — Percentage of the hay and other forage crops of the United States 

 produced in each of the leading states, Census of 1910. 



raska, and the Dakotas. This district includes 58 per cent 

 of the acreage and production and 48 per cent of the value 

 of all forage crops produced in the United States. The 

 leading states in the production of forage are shown graphical- 

 ly in Figure 93. 



328. Uses of Forage Crops. The most important use of 

 forage crops is as bulky feed for our domestic animals, either 

 in succulent or dry form. Horses, cattle, and sheep are 

 naturally adapted to the consumption of large quantities of 

 forage, and pork can be produced most profitably when hogs 

 are provided with abundant pasturage. Thus forage crops 

 are very important in our farm economy. They enter more 

 largely into the production of beef and milk in cattle and of 

 mutton and wool in sheep, as well as of energy in horses, 

 than the grains. In general, our farm animals are produced 

 and maintained largety on forage, grains being used only at 

 certain times, as in the fattening of sheep and cattle, when 

 dorses are at hard work, or when cows are producing milk. 



