S12 



is 32.1 o pounds of fresh matter and 9.06 of dry matter. , Evidently 

 a pasture that is fairly well stocked Avith cattle in May and June 

 will be overstocked in August and September. 



Date of cutting. 



April 2() 

 May 1 - . 

 May 9 . . 

 May 15 . 

 May 21 . 

 May 24 _ 

 May 29. 

 June 5 . 

 June 11 



Weight 

 of dry 

 matter. 



Pounds. 

 0.00 

 4.86 



15.93 

 20.01 

 15.29 

 12.48 

 12.81 

 13.49 



Date of cutting. 



June IT . 

 June 22 . . 

 June 28 . . 

 July 5.... 

 July 11.. 

 July 17.. 

 July 23.. 

 July 29.. 

 August 3 



Weight 

 of dry 

 matter. 



Pounds 

 13.26 

 13.04 



9.78 

 13.41 



8.77 



9.74 

 11.46 



9.79 

 13.91 



Date of cutting. 



August 9 



August 16 



August 23 



August 29 



September 9 . 

 September 23 



October 4 



October 15... 



Weight 

 of dry 

 matter. 



Pounds. 

 8.53 

 7.95 

 8.48 

 5.78 

 4.65 

 .5.-35 

 4.32 

 1.78 



CEREALS. 



C. Richardson (Agr. Sci. Vol. I, p. 125) states that the quality of 

 the grain produced in any locality is dependent principally on three 

 conditions — the climate, the soil, and the cultivation. Wheat is most 

 susceptible to its environments; thus the Atlantic slope produces a 

 wheat grain of medium size and with less than the average amount 

 of nitrogenous constituents. In this part of the country latitude 

 exerts a minor influence. 



In the Central States — Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas — the grain 

 is larger and contains more nitrogen. 



In the Xorthwest a grain is harvested smaller than anywhere 

 and richer in nitrogen. 



In Colorado, where irrigation is practiced, a large grain is grown 

 which is rich in nitrogen. 



On the northwest Pacific slope the grain is large, very starchy, and 

 with less nitrogen than anj^where else. 



The above conditions, as at present existing, are probably in a 

 state of transition. 



The following table shows the difference in the composition of the 

 crops of standard varieties of wheat in Minnesota and Dakota : 



