CONTENTS 



Kaffir Corn. 

 Regions of production — Value and uses — Varieties — Production and harvesting. 



Emmer. 

 Sunflowers. 



Chapter 15. MEADOW AND PASTURE GRASSES 230 



Importance and value of grasses — Regions of production — Principal grasses of 

 North America — Valuable characteristics — Choice of grasses — Seed and seeding 

 — Harvesting. 



Timothy. 

 Soil and climatic adaptation — Advantages of timothy — Seed and seeding — 

 Fertilizers and manures — Mixing timothy with other grasses and clovers — 

 Harvesting — Pasturing — Seed production — Composition and feeding value — 

 ' Improvement of timothy — Marketing the hay. 



Blue Grass. 

 Soil and climatic adaptation — Importance of blue grass — Methods of establishing 

 — Pasture and maintenance. 



Redtop. 

 Importance of redtop — Culture — Yields and uses. 



Orchard Grass. 

 Importance — Culture — Yields and use-. 



Brome grass — Tall oat grass — The fescues — Rye grasses — Sudan grass — Bermuda 

 grass — Johnson grass — Para grass — Guinea grass. 



Chapter 16. THE CLOVERS 247 



Characteristics of clovers — Uses of clovers — Inoculation — Composition and feed- 

 ing value — Harvesting methods. 



Red Clover. 

 Soil and climatic adaptation — Endurance of red clover — Seeming clover seed — 

 Preparation of seed-bed — Time, manner, rate and depth of seeding — Nurse crops 

 for clover — Fertilizers for clover — After treatment of clover — Harvesting of 

 clover — Clover seed production — Red clover troubles. 



Alsike clover — White clover — Ladino clover — Crimson clovei* — Sweet clover — 

 Lespedeza or Japan clover — Bin clover — Hop clover. 



Chapter 17. ALFALFA 259 



Distribution of alfalfa — Soil and climatic adaptation — Essentials for success — 

 Varieties of alfalfa — Sources of seed — Need for fertilizers and lime — Preparation 

 of seed-bed—Time, rate, depth and manner of seeding — Inoculation — After treat- 

 ment — Making alfalfa hay — Number of cuttings and yield — Other uses of alfalfa — 

 Composition and feeding value — Irrigation of alfalfa— Seed production. 



Chapter 18. MEADOWS AND PASTURES 270 



Extent, value and importance — Essential qualities of meadows and pastures — 

 Advantages of meadows and pastures — Soil and climatic requirements — Forma- 

 tion of meadows and pastures — Preparation of soil — Meadow and pasture seed 

 mixtures — Seeding grasses and clovers — Treatment of meadows and pastures — 

 Care of meadows and pastures — Improvement of meadows and pastures — Manur- 

 ing, fertilizing and liming — Utilizing aftermath — Capacity of pastures — Compo- 

 sition and palatability of pasture grass and hay — Temporary pastures. 



Chapter 19. MISCELLANEOUS ANNUAL HAY AND FORAGE CROPS.... 282 



Cowpeas. 

 Varieties — Time, manner, rate and depth of seeding — Seeding with other crops 

 — Fertilizers, tillage and rotations — Time and method of harvesting — Feeding 

 value and utilization. 



