CONTENTS 



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Introduction 9 



Climatic and soil conditions of Nebraska 13 



Rainfall . 13 



Temperature = 14 



Physiography 15 



Soil . 16 



Crops 16 



Classification of forage plants 18 



Duration 18 



Perennials _ '....■ 18 



Annuals 18 



Natural groups 19 



Legumes 19 



Grasses 19 



Miscellaneous 20 



Methods of utilizing the crops 20 



Pastures 20 



Meadows 21 



Soiling crops 21 



Silage 22 



Results of experiments with grasses and forage plants at the Nebraska Experi- 

 ment Station 23 



Grasses and forage plants which have given successful results 23 



Brome-grass 23 



Results of cooperative experiments 24 



Alfalfa 25 



Cooperative experiments with alfalfa 26 



Alfalfa seed from different sources 27 



Turkestan alfalfa 27 



Peruvian alfalfa 28 



Samarkand alfalfa 28 



Seed from different States 28 



Other experiments with alfalfa 28 



Meadow fescue 31 



Orchard grass 32 



Timothy 33 



Clovers 34 



Kentucky bluegrass. 35 



Redtop 36 



Side-oats grama 36 



Wheat-grasses 37 



Grasses and legumes of less importance 38 



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