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(b) It can not be pastured without injury to tlie suc- 

 ceeding crop. 



(c) It is less nutritious than alfalfa or other legumes. 



(d) It exhausts the soil quickly of its supply of nitrogen. 



168. When to cut Timothy. — There are two things 

 to consider in determining the time of cutting timothy : 



Courtesy Iowa Stale Cotltge. 

 Fig. 98. — Raking timothy hay. 



(1) the jaeld and quality of the hay, and (2) the effect upon 

 the succeeding crop. 



Let us consider the latter point first. 



A peculiar characteristic of the timothy plant is that 

 it stores food not alone in the seed but in the stem itself, 

 in one or more internodes near the base. These inter- 

 nodes, which become swollen, are called cornis. The store 

 of food which they contain is apparently used the follow- 

 ing year in developing new stools, by means of which the 

 plant is thickened. ■ It follows that the plant should not 



