plateau of New York, at Highlands Experimental |°^ ts for 



farms. Both river flatland and upland soils were used, 



making it possible to study both kinds of soil where 95 

 climatic and seasonal conditions were the same. The 

 character of the flatland is made up of silt, which is of 

 considerable depth and which is still being deposited by 

 means of overflows each spring. It was badly infested 

 with wild sedge grass, and one portion of the meadow 

 had not been harvested for several years. The uplands 

 are more or less rolling, of light loam, not excessively 

 rich in humus, and sometimes affected by droughts. 



Preparation of Soil and Seeding. 



Preparation for the experiments was begun in 1904; 

 and typical areas were laid off and the land prepared in 

 the best manner. 



A method of seeding in this part of the State is to 

 sow timothy in corn at the last cultivation, usually the 

 latter part of July. The corn was planted as early as 

 possible, and just before the last cultivation 20 quarts of 

 timothy seed were used per acre. On the flatland the 

 crop of wild sedge grass was cut early in June, the field 

 plowed, and quite frequently cultivated until about 

 the first of September, when it was carefully seeded at 

 the rate of 20 quarts of timothy per acre. 



Two methods of seeding were practiced on the up- 

 land; in one case the pasture was plowed early, seeded to 

 oats, and as soon as the crop was harvested, the stubble 

 was plowed, then frequently cultivated, and seeded with 

 20 quarts of timothy per acre about the 15th of Septem- 

 ber. In the other case, the pasture land was plowed in 

 June, rolled down and thoroughly and frequently cul- 

 tivated and similarly seeded about the 24th of Septem- 

 ber. The latter method, however, did not kill the 

 native grass, and is not recommended. 



Fertilizers Used. 



Since one object of this experiment was to deter- 

 mine whether profitable cropping could be continued for 

 more than one season, the land was not only thoroughly 



