18 



This is to be expected as clove 

 most grasses. 



rs have a higher crude protein content than 



If a locally adapted legume variety were seeded into an established sod 

 raM:TalThfb ^'^'T'' "^^'^ '^ ^^^^^^^^ ^-- --^ condft^ns: ust, 



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Type of 

 harvest 



'- 





Fe 



rtility treatment 









1 



; 2 



• 



3 ; 



4 • 



5 



; 6 



Two-cut narvest : 



One-cut harvest : 



Tons 



0. 95 

 . 65 



Tons 



1. 10 

 1. 30 





Tons 



0. 70 

 .40 



Tons 



0. 65 

 .30 



Tons 



0. 35 

 . 30 



Tons 



0. 70 

 . 30 



s'Te'dinf "Llhf '"' T'^'' "°"" °""^ ^"""g 'he 2 years following 

 ZtZy .e inter: ro^r^e^TeXL^^r tfo " 7"".-°'^^" -°"^^ 



for nftrogen feSrs ' ""'"'' ^'^"^ °' ^rass or reduce the need 



ln^n°a?oSrfd: ^^r-.X™^-— ^^ ™- way 

 exact appraisal of legumes In these meadow arias cL be made. ' "°" 



The four management techniques discussed may Increase the aualitv »nH 

 quantity of forage when good Intermittent irrigation is practiced Th7,H- 

 of legumes Into established meadows increases both L^h ? 7 seedmg 



giuwmg season. Time of harvest allows the onpraf-or^ f^ ^^^ • , 



li^riurore-'—^es^he^rir^^--/-"^^^ 



t.e amount of ea;i;--:te-pru-tl-n^ e^trutt^^'^ ^-fe'r tn 





