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Experiment Station Bulletin 367 



Carnation Production Records 

 October 1945 - May 1946 



The production records include the flowers cut from October 1, 

 1945, to May 31, 1946. Cuttings were taken from the plants in January 

 and February. Insects were kept under control by the use of sodium 



selenate. 



E. W. Kalin, J. A. Macfarlane 



PASTURES 



Pasture Management Studies 



The shift from corn silage to grass silage, and the accompanying dis- 

 inclination on the part of the farmer to plow and re-seed as frequently as 

 crop and soil needs indicate, have caused a reduction in the carrying ca- 

 pacity of some of our dairy farms. 



The usual methods of growing grass silage produce so much less 

 feed per acre than does corn silage that the carrying capacity of the farm 

 is restricted. There seems to be less reason for fearing soil erosion on 

 corn land than there is in reduced production when, from lack of plow- 

 ing and re-seeding, hay production declines even below the level of that 

 grown on eroded corn soils. The use of fertilizer for hay is still of minor 

 significance. 



On a theoretical basis, comparative costs and production indicate 

 little advantage for either corn silage or late summer pasture to maintain 

 milk production during this period. Total digestible nutrients produced 



