A PASTURE HANDBOOK 21 



NOKTHKKN PACIFIC SI.OPE (SECTION .J-a) 



On the Pacific slope in section 5-a where rainfall is fairly abundant, 

 especially during the winter season, the rv^egrasses and bents thrive, 

 and rather complicated mixtures are recommended. 



,,. For moist bottom land „ 



Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Italian ryegrass 3 



Perennial ryegrass 3 



Meadow fescue 4 



Kentucky bliiegrass 4 



White clover 2 



Red clover 2 



Alsike clover , 2 



Total 20 



For fertile uplands 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Italian ryegrass 4 



Tall oatgrass 4 



Orchard grass 4 



Kentucky bluegrass 4 



White clover 2 



Red clover * 2 



Alsike clover 2 



Total 22 



For land subject to floodinq for short periods 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Seaside bent 5 



Meadow foxtail 5 



Italian ryegrass 4 



Alsike clover 4 



Total 18 



For land subject to flooding for lonq periods 



•' •' ^ •' " ^ Pounds per acre 



Reed canary grass 8 to 12 



or 

 Seaside bent 8 to 10 



The principal disadvantage in using seaside bent and meadow 

 foxtail is in the excessive cost of the seed. 



On irrigated lands in section 5-a the mixture recommended for 

 moist bottomland is perhaps the best pasture for irrigated lands. 

 Both alfalfa and Ladino clover seeded alone have been found to make 

 unusually productive pastures for dairy cattle. There is, however, 

 grave danger of losing some of the animals from bloating when either 

 of these legumes are grazed. 



In the southern part of the Pacific slope in section 5-b the summers are 

 quite dry and the rainfall during the winter is light so that natural pas- 

 tures consist largely of winter annuals which reseed each year. On the 

 irrigated lands a large part of the pasturage is obtained from alfalfa 

 fields. Ladino clover, Bermuda grass, and Dallis grass also do well here. 



SOUTHERN PACIFIC SLOPE (SECTION 5-b) 



Irrigated lands ^ ^ 



Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Dallis grass 5 



Italian ryegrass 5 



Alfalfa 5 



Ladino clover d 



2 Oarthwaite, E. L. a survey of madeua county pastures. Pacific Rural Press 125:256. 1933. 



