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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



the first and the second crops, is shown in the following 

 table. The area in each variety was one square rod. 



Date of 

 cutting Hay. 



Dry 

 Matter in 



Hay ^ 

 (Pounds). 



Date of 

 cutting 

 Kowen. 



Dry 



Matter in 



Kowen 



(Pounds). 



Timothy (Phleum pratensis) , 

 Awnless Broom {Bromus inerniis) , 

 Yellow Oat (Aveiia flavcscens) , . 



Sweet Vernal {Anthox anthum odor- 



atuni) . 

 Meadow Foxtail (Alojjecurus pra- 



tensis) . 

 Red-top {Agrostis vulgaris) , . 



Rhode Island Bent (Agrosiis Can- 



inci) . 

 Fall Oat (Arrheitathettm avena- 



cenni) . 

 Olyceria jiuitans, . . . • 



Meadow soft (Holciis lanatus). 



Slender Fescue {Feshica teiimiifo- 



lia) . 

 Meadow Fescue {Festuca prateti- 



sis) . 

 Sheep's Fescue ( Festuca ovina) , 



Tall Fescue (^Festuca elatior), 



Hard Fescue (Festuca durinscula) 



Orchard {Dactylis glomerata) , 



Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) , 



Fowl Meadow (Poa serotina), 



Rough-stalked Meadow (Poa trv 



vialis) . 

 Kentucky Blue (Poa ptratensis) , 



Canada Blue (Poa compressa) , 



Water Spear (Poa aqualica) , 



Canary Reed (Phalaris arundin- 



aria) . 

 Wood Meadow (Poa nemoralis), . 



Creeping Rent (Agrostis stoloni- 

 fera). 



July 1 

 June 25 

 July 1 

 June 4 

 May 17 

 July 6 

 July 6 

 June 25 

 July 1 

 Jime 25 

 June 15 

 Sept. 11 

 June 15 

 June 25 

 June 15 

 June 15 

 June 25 

 July 6 

 July 1 

 Jime 15 

 July 10 

 July 1 

 June 25 

 July 1 

 July 6 



19.36 

 14.71 



2.98 



5.70 



31.12 



30.81 



22.85 



10.25 

 21.43 



4.36 

 27.85 

 27.20 

 27.42 

 16.41 

 27.47 

 43.00 



9.87 

 14.73 

 43.68 

 31.97 

 23.18 

 31.07 

 15.27 



Sept. 11, 

 Sept, II, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Jvme 25, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Sept. 11, 

 Sept. 11, 



Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



6.44 

 6.44 

 4.41 

 4.41 



7.87 



8.44 



6.41 



11.86 



6.42 



6.61 

 17.81 



11.96 



14.27 



18.93 



6.17 



8.04 



21.09 



12.88 



