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smaller, and although the weeds were cut back once, was by 

 no means so far advanced. The ragweed seemed to be the 

 most troublesome in patches. The yield of barley and young 

 grass in the first cutting was at the rate of 2 tons 372 pounds 

 per acre when cured. The second crop from this same 

 ground, which was clover, was cut during September, and put 

 directly into the silo. This weighed in the green state at the 

 rate of 3 tons, 1475 pounds per acre, or allowing fifteen per 

 cent discount for curing, 3 tons, 353 pounds. 



The plot without barley was cut on August 13, and yielded 

 at the rate of 1 ton, 680 pounds of hay per acre. The true 

 grasses were more in evidence in this plot, although there wa& 

 a good catch of clover. The grass on the plot was not cut 

 for a second crop. 



During the present season it was found that the plot with- 

 out the barley was the first to advance. It made a very rank 

 growth. On June 1, the grass lodged badly, and was much 

 heavier than the remainder of the field. It was cut on June 

 23, and the rate of yield for each per acre was as follows: 

 For land stocked with barley, 2 tons, 1219 pounds, and for 

 that without barley 4 tons, 1600 pounds. The second crop 

 was pastured and no weights taken. 



This experiment shows that although the crop with barley 

 exceeded that without the first season, it came nearer being 

 equal when extended over two years. Comparing the total 

 weights for the two seasons the excess in favor of that with 

 barley is 1 ton, 1662 pounds. I have no data to show whether 

 if the experiment were continued longer, the plot without the 

 nurse crop would fully equal the other or not. 



An experiment was made by cutting a large strip across a 

 newly seeded piece when the barley was but two thirds grown. 

 This accomplished practically nothing, however, as the sec- 

 ond crop of grass on this strip could not be distinguished 

 from the rest of the field. The barley thus cut was used for 

 soiling. 



Last spring a number of plots were prepared for sowing 

 various leguminous plants without a nurse crop. It so hap- 



