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On rich soils it may be cut as many as three or four times 

 in a season, but on poor soils but once or twice. The first 

 cutting is nearly always the largest. The yield the second 

 year is nearly always the heaviest. 



European authorities have recorded the following hay 

 yields to the acre : Pinckert, 6340 pounds secured from two 

 cuttings ; Sprengel, 8800 pounds. Karmrodt in Germany 

 secured from the same plot in four successive years yields 

 at the rate respectively of 6468, 15,268, 10,384 and 7524 

 pounds to the acre. 



Yields to the acre in pounds have been reported from 

 American experiment stations as follows : North Carolina, 

 2994 ; Louisiana, 3400 ; Kentucky, 8160 ; North Dakota, 

 3220 ; South Dakota, 2083 ; Ohio, 2247, 6-year average ; 

 Kansas, 2453, 4-year average; Illinois, 5480; Arlington 

 Farm, Virginia, 3720 ; Michigan (Upper Peninsula), 

 5680; Utah, 2691 ; Idaho, 5760; Ontario (Guelph), 5520, 

 7-year average. 



In general about 3 pounds of the green grass make 

 1 pound of hay. 



206. Seed-production. The seed of tall oat-grass is 

 mostly grown in Europe (France, Tyrol, Switzerland, 

 Bohemia) but some is produced in Virginia. Spillman 

 states that at the Washington Experiment Station it 

 shattered very readily within 24 hours after it began to 

 ripen. On the contrary, Stebler says the growing of seed 

 in Europe is very profitable because it yields well, is 

 easily harvested and commands a good price. It is ready 

 to cut for seed when the panicles turn yellowish and the 

 grain can be broken by the finger nail. It is better, 

 however, to cut too early than too late to avoid loss by 

 shattering. If a binder is used in harvesting, early cutting 

 is necessary. 



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