IO6 THE FORAGE AND FIBER CROPS IN AMERICA 



Cultural Methods 



General: I, 183, 254; II, 237, 594, 600; III, 28; IV, 248, 646; V, 38, 171, 

 577, 679, 680; VI, 290, 415, 531; VIII, 307; IX, 335, 553, 829; X, 431; XI, 



145, 339; XII, 138, 629; XIII, 442, 1039; XIV, 139, 240, 241; XV, 132, 

 237, 665; XVI, 141, 144, 149, 249, 447, 864, 968. 



Mixing with other crops: I, 183, 254; II, 511, 594, 601, 602, 633; III, 836; 



IV, 38, 249; V. 171; VI, 138, 290; IX, 829; X, 431; XI, 743; XII, 347, 

 535, 740; XIII, 751; XIV, 574; XV, 138, 237, 1068; XVI, 249, 472; XVII, 128. 



Fertilizers: I, 183; II, 580, 602, 633; III, 376; IV, 28, 129, 133; V, 291; 

 VI, 405, 720; VIII, 778; IX, 829; X, 626; XI, 136, 141, 145, 530, 539, 641, 

 642, 722, 835; XII, 228, 634, 739, 935; XIII, 333; XIV, 32, 134; XV, 32, 

 139, 140, 665; XVI, 350, 502, 963, 968; XVII, 235, 412, 461, 1141. 



Rotation: XIII, 34; XVI, 150. 



Harvesting: I, 34; II, 328, 486, 740. 



Value 

 As indicated by yield or growth: II, 69, 511, 633, 740; III, 128, 455; 



V, 38; VI, 532; IX, 829; X, 626, 838; XI, 339; XII, 547, 629, 634; XIV, 

 33; XV, 145, 350; XVI, 131, 354, 864; XVII, 272, 352, 380, 895. 



As indicated by feeding trials or otherwise: I, 183, 270; III, 160, 454; 

 IV, 29, 480; V, 76, 172, 330; VI, 405, 532; IX, 242, 828; XI, 28, 420, 632, 

 1033; XII, 547; XIV, 240. 



112. OUTLINE FOR STUDY OF VEGETATIVE PORTION OF GRASSES IN THE FIELD. 

 For this practicum, single specimens should be grown in the grass nursery. 

 The specimens may be examined as they occur in the nursery or may be 

 placed in pots and taken to the laboratory. The following eight grasses are 

 recommended: timothy, meadow foxtail, redtop, Kentucky blue grass, Canadian 

 blue grass, orchard grass, meadow fescue, and smooth brome grass. 



Latin name Common name 



Where found Date 



Student's name 



Leaf sheath: Round; elliptical; lenticular: smooth; downy; rough: split to 

 node; partly split; entire; length inches to inches. 



Ligule: Long; medium; short: acute pointed; obtuse pointed; truncate; 

 rectangular: serrated edges; not serrated. 



Leaf blade: Erect; ascending; drooping: smooth; downy; rough: rolled or 



convolute in bud; folded or conduplicate in bud: color ; length 



inches to inches. 



Midrib: Prominent; medium; small. 



End of blade: Acuminate; tapering; obtuse; parallel sided. (Compare red- 

 top with Kentucky blue grass.) 



Color of roots: White; brown; red. 



Lower internode: Normal; thickened. 



Habit of growth: Intra-vaginal; extra-vaginal: no stolons; short stolons; 

 long stolons. 



Diameter of single plant : inch to inch. 



