Figure 5. This is the Ladino clover breeding nursery at Dover, August, 1954. 



in the West, largely due to the fact that farmer demand for the variety 

 has been small. If the recommended variety is unavailable, certified seed 

 is still strongly recommended over non-certified seed for all forage crops. 



Conclusions 



1. Narragansett alfalfa appears to be an outstanding varietv for New 

 Hampshire. It is not recommended in areas where bacterial wilt is known 

 to be present. 



2. Fischer bromegrass was somewhat higher in yield than Achenbach, 

 Lincoln, Parkland, or Canadian commercial in the test at Colebrook. 

 Southern varieties, such as Fischer and Achenbach, were definitely superior 

 to northern types in the southern part of the state. 



3. Pilgrim Ladino clover usually gave more dependable performance 

 than other seed sources tested in New Hampshire. 



Literature Cited 



1. Jeffers, R. L., The Effect of Soil Fertility and Height and Frequency 

 of Defoliation on Yield and Survival of Ladino Clover, Ph.D. thesis, Lhii- 

 versity of Wisconsin, 1950. 



2. Roimingen. T. S., et. al.. The Evaluation of Forage Crops Varieties 

 and Strains for Use and Adaptation in the Northeast, New Jersey Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station Bulletin 777: 1-71, 1954. 



3. Westbrooks, F. E. and Milo, B. Tesar, Taproot Survival of Ladino 

 Clover, Agronomy Journal 47: 403-410, 1955. 



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