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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



Improvement of Timothy. — Although timothy has been an important 

 crop and large quantities of seed are bought and sold, as yet no varieties 

 have been developed. Timothy plants show marked variation in size, 

 vigor, character of foliage and resistance to drought. Improvement of 

 the crop for special purposes can be made by the selection and propagation 

 of desirable plants. Several of the experiment stations have made progress 

 along this line and have already developed strains of timothy that have 



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Variations in Timothy. 1 



outyielded that secured from commercial seed by as much as one ton 

 per acre. 



Marketing the Hay. — The bulk of timothy hay is placed upon the 

 market in bales of about 100 pounds each. The market calls for bright, 

 clean timothy hay, free from weeds and various grasses. When mixed with 

 clover, redtop or other grasses, quotations will be somewhat lower than for 

 pure timothy. 



BLUE GRASS 



There ar3 two chief species of blue grass in North America, namely, 

 Kentucky blue grass and Canada blue grass. These grasses spread by 



1 Courtesy of The Macmillan Company, N. Y. From "Plant Breeding," by Bailey. 



