

CORNELL HAY AND PASTURE MIXTURES 
OQ UTILIZE a legume-grass seeding most efficiently, it is 

ALFALFA-GRASS MIXTURES 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa nen ior ct semesters 8 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Limothyseue cee er reicierere _6 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.....141bs. or 8 quarts 
Timothy is more easily and quickly estab- 
lished than Smooth Bromegrass on land that 
is not In a high state of fertility. 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa science aoe 8lbs. or 4 quarts 
Smooth Bromegrass..... 81bs. or 18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.....16 lbs. or 22 quarts 
These must be seeded separately. Brome- 
grass seed may be mixed with small grain, 
or it may be sown with a hand seeder. In 
any case, it should be seeded shallow, but 
covered. 
Both Alfalfa and Smooth Bromegrass are 
very drought resistant and require fertile, 
well-drained soil. Smooth Bromegrass is one 
of the most palatable grasses either as hay 
or pasture. It is often slow to become estab- 
lished and for one season or longer the 
harvest is likely to be nearly clear Alfalfa. 
It should be seeded only where it is to be left 
for 3 years or longer. 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Alfalfa crepe asters oie 8lbs.or 4 quarts 
Madino_ Clover llb. or %% quart 
Smooth Bromegrass... 8lbs.or 18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.. .17 lbs. or 2214 quarts 
Bromegrass seed must be sown separately. 
It may be mixed and sown with spring grains 
or sown with a hand seeder. It should be 
seeded shallow, but covered. 
This seeding requires fertile, well-drained 
soil. The mixture is not difficult to cut while 
the Alfalfa persists. 
If managed to retain a good stand of 
Alfalfa, much of the Ladino Clover ts likely to 
be crowded out. If the crop ts kept closely 
grazed, the Alfalfa will not last long. 
GENERAL-PURPOSE MIXTURE 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Alfalfa citar. cut. aut: 6lbs.or3 quarts 
Medium Red Clover... 2lbs.or1l quart 
Ladino Clover......... 1lb. or 4% quart 
ABU IVE sac Soe Gn baet 6lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre... .15 lbs. or 8l, quarts 
(he proportion of Alfalfa should vary from 
6 to 2 pounds according to how favorable the 
situation is for Alfalfa. As the Alfalfa is 
reduced, the Clover should be increased 
correspondingly. 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa arnt coe since 6 lbs. or 3 quarts 
Medium Red Clover..... 2 lbs. or 1 quart 
Alsike tment temcr nictentec: 2 lbs. or 1 quart 
eLimoth Veer ere cic ee 6 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....16 lbs. or 9 quarts 
This is a modification of the General-Purpose 
Mixture for short rotations where the crop Is 
not to be pastured and where, for any reason, 
Ladino Clover is not wanted. 
A seeding of this mixture cannot be ex- 
pected to last long on land or under manage- 
ment which will not support a vigorous 
growth of Alfalfa. 
CLOVER-GRASS MIXTURES 
For Hay or Silage and Pasture 
Medium Red Clover... 6lbs.or3 quarts 
adin oncloviersnieeieer 1llb. or 1% quart 
AM DKA, koma ms bor 6lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total seed for 1 acre. 13 Ibs. or 714 quarts 
This mixture is recommended for seeding 
on soils not suitable for Alfalfa. 
Modification for Dry, Shaley Soils: 
Mammoth Red Clover.... 6 lbs. or 3 quarts 
Timothy seers sore 6 Ibs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre......12 lbs. or 7 quarts 
Clover will last only one year. 
Modification for Wet Land: 
Alsike. Clovernen asi i 3 lbs. or 114 quarts 
Ladino Clover. 75-0 oe 1lb. or 1% quart 
Timothy =e pee 6lbs. or 4 quarts 
Redtop maser ee 2lbs.or2 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....12 lbs. or 8 quarts 
*The use of Timothy is optional. It may 
be omitted, making a total of 6 pounds of 
seed per acre. 
For Pasture or Silage 
Ladino Clover......... 1lb. or ‘1% quart 
OrchardiGrassee tee 8lbs.or18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....9 lbs. or 181% quarts 
These should be sold separately. The 
acreage of this mixture should be kept small 
enough so that it can be properly managed, 
because overripe orchard grass ts neither 
palatable nor nutritious and tall, dense 
growth crowds out Ladino Clover. 
This mixture produces a_ high-yielding 
crop, but it can seldom be made into high- 
quality hay. Any growth that cannot be 
closely grazed should be clipped and made 
into silage. Size of fields and grazing manage- 
ment plans should be made with this in mind. 
often necessary to use the crop either for hay, silage or 
pasture as the need requires. When, because of unfavorable 
weather, or for some other reason, a potential hay crop cannot 
all be made into high-quality hay, some of It should be suitable 
for making into silage. When a pasture crop Is in excess of imme- 
diate needs it too should be suitable for making into silage so that 
the value of the crop may be saved. Whenever, at any time during 
the summer, the pasture crop is not sufficrent for immediate 
needs, at least part of the crop normally used for hay or silage 
should be suitable also for pasture. 
With this as an objective, many of the New York seeding 
mixtures are such that they may be harvested for hay or silage 
or may be pastured. 
Surface seedings on unprepared seedbeds are not encouraged 
because chances of success are too uncertain. 
Hay crop and pasture seedings should be plowed before the 
legumes have run out. Without legumes, yields are low or fields 
must be heavily fertilized with nitrogen. 
In cooperation with the Department of Agronomy, New York 
State College of Agriculture, we are offering the followmg recom- 
mended Hay and Pasture Mixtures. If not listed ready mixed 
on our special Price-List, order the seeds separately. 
PERMANENT PASTURE 
Ladino Clover........ llb. or YY, quart 
Wild White Clover*... 1lb. or ‘J, quart 
AMbUOWN, oo po ouscooee 5 lbs. or 31% quarts 
Kentucky Bluegrass... 51lbs.or11 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.. .12 Ibs. or 1514 quarts 
*Wild White Clover may be omitted since 
a good stand of it will usually volunteer if 
the Ladino Clover thins out or disappears. 
This mixture is recommended only for 
those areas to be left permanently in pasture 
where mid-summer moisture conditions are 
adequate for such shallow-rooted plants as 
Wild White Clover and Kentucky Bluegrass. 
For Diversion Ditches and Sod Waterways 
Add 5 Ibs. Domestic Ryegrass to above 
mixture. 
BIRDS FOOT TREFOIL-GRASS 
MIXTURES 
These mixtures are suitable for long ro- 
tations and for areas to be left continuously 
in hay or pasture. They are recommended 
only where the seeding is to be left down for 
three years or longer. 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Birdsfoot Trefoil....... 5 lbs. or 214 quarts 
Timothy. 5 lbs. or 31% quarts 
Total for 1 acre....10 lbs. or 6 quarts 
This mixture should not be sold mixed. 
Birdsfoot Trefoil seed should be inoculated 
with the proper nitrogen fixing organisms 
and mixed with the Timothy seed immediately 
before sowing. : 
A satisfactory stand of Birdsfoot Trefoil ts 
more certain if seeded without a nurse crop. 
Clover, either seeded or volunteer, is likely 
to cause a failure or poor stand of Birdsfoot. 
For Diversion Ditches and Sod Waterways 
Add 5 Ibs. Domestic Ryegrass to above 
mixture. 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Birdsfoot Trefoil...... 5 lbs. or 21% quarts 
Smooth Bromegrass... 8lbs. or 18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.. .13 lbs. or 2014 quarts 
Birdsfoot Trefoil should be inoculated with 
the proper nitrogen fixing organisms Imme- 
diately before sowing. 
Bromegrass seed may be mixed with small 
grain or it may be sown with a hand seeder. 
It should be sown shallow, but covered. 
This mixture is recommended for use only 
on well-drained soils. 
If not listed ready mixed on our special Price-List, order the seeds separately. 
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