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tucky blue-grass is the most highly esteemed pasture grass 

 in America. Blue-grass and white clover will soon take pos- 

 session of most permanent pastures; therefore there is little 

 need of sowing any other seed for pastures. 



Renewing meadows and pastures. When meadows and 

 pastures become very weedy, plowing and re-seeding is the 

 only effective way to renew them. A crop of corn and oats 

 may be grown in the meantime on the land. Grass of old 

 meadows and pastures may be revived by liberal top-dressings 

 of barnyard manure in August or September. Persistent cut- 

 ting when weeds are in blossom is the only effective way of 

 holding them in check and thus keeping the pastures clean. 



NOTEBOOK QUESTIONS 



1. Name nine grasses and seven legumes used as forage 

 crops. Define grass and legume. 



2. Where are the great pasture regions of the world? 



3. How does the hay crop compare in value with other 

 farm crops? 



4. How do grasses reproduce? 



5. In what stage of development do the farmers of your 

 community cut the timothy hay ? 



6. How would you start a good meadow? A good pas- 

 ture? 



7. Ought we to grow more or less timothy hay in the inter- 

 ests of live-stock farming and permanent soil fertility ? Why ? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND HOME PROJECTS 



1. Identification studies of forage crops. Either in the 

 field or in the laboratory, spend the period in examining 



