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Cultivations in 1909-12, Bohemian seed of the same origin 

 as used in the third series was compared with the Danish strain, 

 Mors0, both sown without admixture of grass, the Mors0 strain 

 yielded 30 per cent, more than the Bohemian seed. When 

 grown with meadow fescue the Mors0 strain yielded double as 

 much hay as the Bohemian. At the competition in 1915-16 

 another Danish strain, Stryn0, came out even better than 

 Mors0, but is inferior in this respect that it does not give so 

 much seed. 



The two kinds of alsike, grown with timothy as explained, 

 were one from Sweden and one from F. D. B. They were also 

 sown on two stations without admixture of grass. Their 

 relative yields were about the same, whether sown with or 

 without grass. As new seed was used each year, the results 

 from the two years are not comparable. One year the Swedish 

 sample was the best, the other year the Danish sample. 



One sample of yellow trefoil of Danish origin from F. D. B. 

 was compared with a sample of English seed bought from 

 Trifolium, and gave 13 per cent, greater yield of hay than the 

 English sample. The experiment was carried on at three 

 stations with 10 parallel plots of 24 square yards at each. The 

 seed was sown at the rate of 16 Ibs. per acre. 



These Comparative Cultivations of grasses and leguminosae 

 of the grass fields are arranged on the same lines as those of 

 the roots described in the preceding chapter. They are carried 

 out as part of the work under the State Committee on Plant 

 Culture, and managed by a Sub- Committee, consisting of the 

 directors of all the Experimental Stations, with Mr. E. Lindhard 

 as its very able chairman. Their aim is to find the best, most 

 prolific strains of these plants, whether in Denmark or abroad, 

 and to let farmers and seed growers know where to buy seed of 

 these. The yield of hay on the fields of rotation grass will 

 thereby be gradually increased, and the value of Danish grass 

 seed will be improved. Only by an official and therefore un- 

 biassed and independent tribunal like the State Committee 

 carrying out these tests can a reliable result be secured. What 

 was true of the Comparative Cultivations of roots is also true of 

 those of grass seed, viz., that the large seed merchants, who at 

 first were not favourably impressed by the idea of having their 



