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PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



England it furnishes the largest proportion of the market 



hay. It makes a fairly palatable hay. 



Slender wheat grass, sometimes called western rye grass, 



is grown to a considerable extent in Manitoba, Alberta, 



Saskatchewan, and the 

 Dakotas. The hay is 

 comparable to timothy 

 in feeding value. 



Western wheat grass 

 is also known as blue- 

 stem, blue-joint, and 

 Colorado blue-stem. It 

 is quite resistant both to 

 drought and to alkali. 

 It grows native over a 

 large part of the West 

 and the hay is valuable 

 for horse feed. 



Rye, Oats, and Barley. 

 — Fall-sown rye and 

 spring-sown oats or bar- 

 ley are sometimes used 

 in the corn-belt to fur- 

 nish a quick-growing, 

 excellent, dust-free, and 

 palatable hay. When 

 used for this purpose, 



the cereals should be harvested before maturity while in the 



milk. Oats or barley sown with alfalfa as a nurse-crop are 



usually cut for hay after the young alfalfa gets a good start. 



Barley is used to a considerable extent for hay on the Pacific 



Fig. 69. — Orchard-grass. 

 Plants.) 



(Piper, Forage 



