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PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



in sandy soils. Vetch hay is at least as valuable as red 

 clover hay. 



THE GRASS HAYS 



The principal grass hay of the corn-belt is timothy. 

 Other grasses which are sometimes grown for hay are the 



millets, the sorghums, 

 Sudan grass, red top, 

 orchard grass, Bermuda 

 grass, Johnson grass, 

 prairie grass, brome 

 grass, tall oat grass, 

 Itahan rye grass, slen- 

 der wheat grass, west- 

 ern wheat grass, rye, 

 oats, and barley. Un- 

 Hke the legume hays, 

 most of the grass hays 

 are deficient in protein 

 and consequently they 

 are not as valuable for 

 most feeding purposes. 

 They have the advan- 

 tage of being more easily grown and more easily cured than 

 the legume hays. 



Timothy Hay. — Timothy is familiar to all as it is very 

 widely and easily grown. The hay is easily cured and un- 

 usually free from dust. The objections to timothy are its 

 low-feeding value and the fact that it is very hard on the 

 soil. These objections may be partly obviated by sowing 

 alsike or red clover in it. 



Fig. 60. — A soybean plant. (Livingston, 

 Field Crop Production.) 



