. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 660. Hay-fleia of Geo. M Clark, Hieganum, Conn. intensive methods. seeded it should never be plowed, and wherever there is great difficulty in retaining a sod, intelli- gent care being given, it may be accepted as evi- dence that conditions, climatic or otherwise, are such that it is better to adopt a system of tempo- rary grass-land. A poor is unprofitable, and yet a large proportion of the pastures of the eastern part of the United States are poor. This is due, largely, to lack of knowl- edge and gen- e r a 1 indiffer- ence
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 660. Hay-fleia of Geo. M Clark, Hieganum, Conn. intensive methods. seeded it should never be plowed, and wherever there is great difficulty in retaining a sod, intelli- gent care being given, it may be accepted as evi- dence that conditions, climatic or otherwise, are such that it is better to adopt a system of tempo- rary grass-land. A poor is unprofitable, and yet a large proportion of the pastures of the eastern part of the United States are poor. This is due, largely, to lack of knowl- edge and gen- e r a 1 indiffer- ence. To grow good grass is the fine art of agri- culture, and no farm crop is grown on high- er-valued land. In Italy the best irrigated grass- land is valued as high as $3,000 per acre; and those parts of England most famous for their pastures and meadows are the most highly prized. The Eu- ropean farmer has given much more attention ^'^.661. The old way. than the American to growing good grass. The present article reflects the English point of view as adapted to American conditions, for the writer's first experience was gained in England. Valuing grass-land. The general method of estimating value is to consider the yield per acre, without any special reference to the feeding-value of the crop. In the case of hay grown for sale, this metliod may be the correct one, but it is not necessarily so in the case of a pasture. The true value of a pasture is based on the amount of " net available nu- trients" which it produces per acre; or, in other words, the influence of the herbage on the animal that con- sumes it. By this method of valuing, the pasture which produces the most beef, mutton or milk, would be ranked as of the most value. The following are some of the factors that have a direct influence on the value : (1) The character and condition of the soil. Certain soils, owing to their peculiar properties, are emi- nently fitted for the production of good quality grass. O
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