160 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



July 3. The growth of the plant was very slow during the 

 entire season. The land was cleaned from weeds September 

 24, and the crop left for another year's observation. Whether 

 a cold and wet season caused this slow progress in the growth 

 of this reputed fodder crop, has to be left for the future to 

 decide. 



Alsike clover, Plat 19, started up well in M^y ; it was in 

 full bloom June 3, and was cut for hay July 2. The clover 

 hay weighed 155 pounds, or 2,400 pounds per acre. 



Medium red clover, Plat 19, began blooming June 17 ; 

 the crop was cut for hay Jul}^ 12. The latter weighed 180 

 pounds, or 2,900 pounds per acre. 



In the interest of a due appreciation of the annual yield 

 stated in connection with the above-described grasses and 

 clovers, attention is here once more called to the fact that 

 all were raised in rows, and not broadcast. The rows 

 were, in case of the grasses, for stated reasons, two feet 

 apart, and in case of clovers three feet. The numerical 

 statements regarding their annual yield are therefore mainly 

 of interest as far as relative quantities are concerned. Tak- 

 ing this circumstance into due consideration, it will be con- 

 ceded that the yield in some instances has been remarkably 

 large ; as, for instance, in the case of meadow fescue, — 

 4,422 pounds of hay in the first cut and 2,187 pounds in 

 the second cut, or 6,609 pounds of hay per acre. On a 

 previous occasion it has been already stated that the culti- 

 vation of grasses in drills has been adopted in our experi- 

 ments, on account of the chances this system of cultivation 

 oifers to keep individual varieties of grasses free from 

 foreio;n jjrowth. The introduction of drill cultivation in 

 connection with the raising of grain crops is deservedly 

 urged upon the attention of farmers, in the interest of clean 

 cultivation. 



Red-cob ensilage corn, plats 13, 14, 18 and 20, was 

 planted in -drills with nine quarts of seed corn. May 25. 

 The rows were three feet and three inches apart, and the 

 kernels were dropped in the rows from twelve to fourteen 

 inches apart, with from four to six seeds in a place. The 

 entire field was subsequently kept clean from weeds by a 

 frequent use of the cultivator or the hoe, as circumstances 



