CORNELL HAY and PASTURE MIXTURES 
RECOMMENDED BY THE AGRONOMY AND PLANT BREEDING DEPARTMENTS OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY 
BIRDSFOOT 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 serene eee 5 Ibs. or 342 quarts 
Total for 1 acre... .10 Ibs. 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. 
We furnish tnoculation with each purchase 
of Trefoil. 
A satisfactory stand of Birdsfoot Trefoil is 
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 Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Birdsfoot Trefoil...... 5lbs. or 21% quarts 
Smooth Brome Grass.. 8lbs.or18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.. .13 lbs. or 2014 quarts 
Birdsfoot Trefoil should be inoculated with 
the proper nitrogen-fixing organisms iImme- 
diately before sowing. 
Brome Grass 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. 
For permanent pastures you can well 
afford to add 5 pounds of Kentucky Blue 
Grass to the above Trefoil Mixture. 
ALFALFA-GRASS MIXTURES 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa. er ects 8 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Limothy eee roe 6 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.....141bs. or 8 quarts 
‘Timothy is more easily and quickly estab- 
lished than Smooth Brome Grass on land 
that is not in a high state of fertility. 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa’ tae Susu ee 8lbs. or 4 quarts 
Smooth Brome Grass....8 lbs. 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; 
it may be sown with a hand seeder. In any 
case, it should be seeded shallow, but covered. 
Both Alfalfa and Smooth Brome Grass are 
very drought resistant and require fertile, 
well-drained soil. Smooth Brome Grass 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 ts to be left 
for 3 years or longer. 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Alfalfavaaas cee tee ee oe 8lbs.or 4 quarts 
Ladino Clover ....... 1lb. or % quart 
Smooth Brome Grass...8lbs.or 18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre.. .17 lbs. or 2214 quarts 
Brome Grass 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 ts 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 is kept closely 
grazed, the Alfalfa will not last long. 
Use 6 pounds Timothy in place of Brome 
ies for stand to be left down two years or 
ess. 
CLOVER-GRASS MIXTURES 
For Hay or Silage and Pasture 
Medium Red Clover... 6lbs.or3 quarts 
Ladino Clover sep ane llb. or 4% quart 
AB br cnc kn soe nome 6lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total seed for 1 acre.13 lbs. or 71%4 quarts 
This mixture is recommended for seeding 
on soils not suitable for Alfalfa. 
Modification for Dry, Shaley Soils: 
Mammoth Red Clover.... 6 1bs. or 3 quarts 
FLimothy nae a renee 6 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for l acre...... 12 Ibs. or 7 quarts 
Clover will last only one year. 
Modification for Wet Land: 
Alsike Clover.......... 3 lbs. or 114 quarts 
Ladino Clover......... 1lb. or 4% quart 
Limoth yee 61lbs.or4 quarts 
Red sloppy. cic oar .2\lbs. or 2 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....12 lbs. or 8 quarts 
For Pasture or Silage 
Ladino Clovereeeaeme llb. or ‘%% quart 
Orchard (Grass=) 00.2. 8lbs. or 18 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....9 lbs. or 1814 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 is neither 
palatable nor nutritious and tall, dense 
Les 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. 
Brome Grass may be substituted for the 
Orchard Grass and 3 to 6 pounds of Alfalfa 
may be added if soil conditions are suitable 
for Alfalfa. 
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GENERAL-PURPOSE MIXTURE 
For Hay, Silage or Pasture 
Alfalfa (inet ee 4lbs. or 2 quarts 
Medium Red Clover... 41bs.or2 quarts 
Ladino Clover......... 1lb. or % quart 
Limothyanpeeece ce @ lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....15 lbs. or 814 quarts 
‘The 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. 
Eight pounds of Brome Grass, sown sep- 
arately, may be used in place of Timothy 
when most of the soil is well drained. 
For Hay or Silage 
Alfalfa tees coon ete tec 6 lbs. or 3 quarts 
Medium Red Clover..... 2 Ibs. or 1 quart 
Alsike cso hl ee 2 Ibs. or 1 quart 
Timothy er Aeeoses sone 6 lbs. or 4 quarts 
Total for 1 acre....161bs. or 9 quarts 
Thisis 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 Iand or under manage- 
ment which will not support a vigorous 
growth of Alfalfa. 
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