LARGE PLANTS. ° 
LARGE PLANTS. 



On July 28 all ten rows were cut. 
following results were found to have been obtained : 
puri ec ay 
135 
SMALL PLANTS. 
So aT EA a (Saeed a eae 
Th Gea eae 431 panicles Usb TOW ay ee os das 448 panicles 
|) a age neaadally yee 738 ‘' a wih haere, feotene @ 574 e 
2 yeti ga oi ae fea 754 4 Crate TL YE 851 cs 
4th ‘ 783 ‘f ART SOL AON: 402 fy 
Sthyo'fa. ao. bokeh 766 tf bth Atl edip. dus, | 430 fs 
4) 1 ay ORS 3472 if OER ig. Be, diately 2205 vu 
PRES O tc a. 694.4 * BS VOT ASO nares aa 441 - 
After thrashing, the 
SMALL PLANTS. 
ae 
Sa eleh.) Foie Le 
Grain yield, 


Rows. Straw yield. Grain yield. Straw yield. 
ja 0 1 Ib. 15 ozs. —lb. 9 ozs. T lb.” 12.5 07s. > Ib.’ 1T ozs, 
Oe oe Pe ed tee te a ee BRO. ISR) aS! Bee © Oris 
8 4 3 6 12 64 1 oe 11 “e 1 sé 6. oe ws 4¢ 9 “4 
7 OVA NT ae com Bk Ue PRE: 1 12.5 « «43° 4 
eat Aer idee e bined 1 fe 1S ess Lenses 1 OP ae AS Pear oe! | aes 
mBverg o.  8'2. 045 Dt teats PORE Pa is oe oe: = 1138. '¢ 

NOTES ON FORAGE PLANTS. 
ALFALFA (Medicago sativum). 
In the spring of 1885, a part of A. gore, comprising 1-17.5 
acre was sown to alfalfa. The land, a heavy clay-loam, 
was prepared as for clover, commercial fertilizer being ap- 
plied at the rate of 400 lbs. per acre. The growth of the 
plants for 1885 was strong and healthy, but no crop was 
taken from the land, the plants being too small. The 
winter was passed in good form, and by April 12, 1886, the 
new leaves were beginning to appear. By May 12 the 
plants had a very fine growth, and were succulent, folia- 
ceous, and formed quite a mass, with an average height of 
18 inches. On May 28 the plants were fit to cut, and the 
stems were as tender.and-sweet as clover growing near by. 



| On June 1 the heads began to appear, and by June 4 were 
| in bloom. Four crops were cut during the season, as 
| follows: 
| June 11 yield at rate of 5,166 lbs. dry fodder per acre. 
| July 19 46 66 «6 ce 14,385 66 green 66 46 iad 
| Aug. 18 66 «6 iad 6 11,795 66 66 ¢¢ ‘6 ¢é 
: Sept. 93 4< ‘6 cc é 8,172 66 6 ce tc cé 
The stems were somewhat woody, but not tough, were 
| 
| That cut on June 11 had an average height of two feet. 
| sweet to the taste, and drier than clover. 
This crop was 
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