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One early strain, Shelby, has been grown for many years in the 

 vicinity of Shelby ville, in southern Indiana, but very little of this 

 seed has been marketed outside of the limited area within which it 

 has been grown. 



The selections and improved varieties of timothy that have been 

 developed in the United States up to this time are of the hay type 

 (fig. 2). Seed of one early variety, Marietta, is now becoming avail- 

 able. One late variety, Huron, is being grown on a considerable 

 acreage, both in meadows and pastures, in the Pacific Northwest. 

 The variety, Cornell 4059, developed by the Cornell University 



Figure 1. — Ordinary timothy (left) and Huron timothy, about 6 days later 

 than ordinary (right). The season during which timothy hay may be har- 

 vested in good condition may be extended by growing two such varieties. 



Agricultural Experiment Station, is also somewhat later than ordinary 

 timothy. 



In the latitude of southern Ohio, or farther south, late varieties of 

 timothy do not grow well; only early varieties or ordinary timothy 

 can be grown successfully. In the latitude of northern Ohio both 

 early and late varieties may be grown. 



Utilization and Feeding Value of Hay and Pasturage 



As compared with clover, alfalfa, or hay made from any other 

 legume, timothy, a nonlegume, is relatively low in protein and also 

 in minerals, especially calcium or lime. However, the deficiency in 

 protein may be corrected by the use in the ration of a somewhat 

 larger amount of some high-protein concentrate, and the deficiency 

 in calcium may be corrected by the addition of a small amount of a 

 high-calcium mineral, like limestone flour. If fed in this way, and if the 



