. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). SEEDING TIMOTHY WITHOUT A GRAIN CROP*. Edwatjd Van Alstyne Director of Farmers' Institutes What I have to say on this subject relates wholly to land best adapted to hay, not to cases where the crop is grown in a short rotation chiefly for the benefit ob- tained from the clover,— which unfor- tunately often fails to materialize—under which conditions a grain crop will usually 2;ive a greater return. I have a number of acres of this kind of land. I have also many acres of natural grass laud on which hay pays
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). SEEDING TIMOTHY WITHOUT A GRAIN CROP*. Edwatjd Van Alstyne Director of Farmers' Institutes What I have to say on this subject relates wholly to land best adapted to hay, not to cases where the crop is grown in a short rotation chiefly for the benefit ob- tained from the clover,— which unfor- tunately often fails to materialize—under which conditions a grain crop will usually 2;ive a greater return. I have a number of acres of this kind of land. I have also many acres of natural grass laud on which hay pays better than any other crop. On such land I have found it much better to seed with grass alone rather than in combination with a grain crop. There is no question but that on this kind of land an acre of hay will return a larger net income than an acre of wheat or rye, both of which will require much more la])or and expensive In such cases, unless .the straw is needed on the farm, I can s&e no object in growing the gTain as a money crop; furthennore, no land will give as high yields of hay where a grain crop has eaten at the first table. In seeding with spring grain, such as oats or barley, there is an advantage in the labor saved, an item not to be ignored. Nevertheless, if hay is the object, an extra fitting and seeding, as I shall outline, will give ample return for labor expended. What I shall say is based on personal experience; hence I may be excused from what may seem too much of personal method, as this is a sort of heart-to-heart talk, or experience meeting. My experience in seeding with spring grain has been very unsatisfactory. There are likely to be a good many weeds, ?Address given at Farmers' Day Mooting, Fort Edward, March 22, 1916. fThis statement would not be true with present war prices for grain. Nevertheless, under normal conditions it ia good advice. [r, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may hav
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