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mixed with timothy or herd's grass should be tabulated as " timothy and 

 clover mixed." When reported as mixed with grasses other than timothy 

 or herd's grass, they should be tabulated as " other tame or cultivated 

 grasses." 



( 6 ) Tabulate as " other tame or cultivated grasses " all crops reported 

 after that designation, as well as all reported as " redtop," " June-grass," 

 " orchard-grass," " Blue-grass," and "Johnson grass " ; also all combinations 

 of these grasses with any of the clover crops mentioned in paragraph a, 

 preceding or with timothy. 



(c) Tabulate as "wild, salt or prairie grasses" all crops reported 

 after that designation, as well as all those reported as " marsh grass," 

 " swamp grass," " slough grass," " bluestem," " daisies " and " butter- 

 cups." 



(d) Tabulate as " grains cut green " all crops reported after that desig- 

 nation without specific names, or with the name " oats," " wheat," " bar- 

 ley," " rye," " peas," " cow peas," " soy beans," " velvet beans," or " vetch." 

 Keep a memorandum of the names of all crops reported with specific names 

 and tabulated as " grains cut green." 



(e) Tabulate as "coarse forage" all crops reported after that desig- 

 nation without specific names, or with the name " corn," " sweet corn," 

 " cane," " sorghum," " Kaffir corn," " Jerusalem corn," " milo maize " or 

 kindred crops. 



Acreage of Forage Crops. Only about one-fourth of the land 

 of the United States is classed as improved land. Approximately 

 one-half of this is in cultivated crops, mostly cereals and cotton, and 

 one-half in hay and forage (Fig. 123). 



The unimproved land includes not only the mountains, deserts, 

 and great range lands, but also some land in farms which has never 

 been plowed or improved, as woodland and marshes. A large pro- 

 portion of the unimproved land, however, is pastured, and while its 

 pasture value has never been estimated, the aggregate would repre- 

 sent a large figure. 



In Chapter I data are given showing the relative value of the 

 hay and forage crops, but no estimate has ever been made of 

 pastures. 



Where Forage is Grown. In the Census of 1909 data were 

 taken on the amount of improved land in hay and forage. A most 

 striking difference is shown between the southern States, where only 

 5 per cent of the land is in hay or forage, compared with 52 per cent 

 in New England. 



New York is similar to New England, and if the pasture land be 

 added, it will be found that in these States 80 to 90 per cent of the 

 improved land is in pasture, hay, and forage. 



