. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Pastuees in New York 787 Second, cleared or partially cleared lands that are too brnshy, stony, steep, or otherwise unsuited to cultivation. This class includes many small areas near the farm buildings, used as night pastures for the dairy herds, A large proportion of the total acre- age is without doubt in this class. The third class is most hopeful of all, being those lands which are entirely capable of cultivation, but left in pasturage because. Fig. 694.— Woodland With a Scant Fringe of Cleared Land Aro
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Pastuees in New York 787 Second, cleared or partially cleared lands that are too brnshy, stony, steep, or otherwise unsuited to cultivation. This class includes many small areas near the farm buildings, used as night pastures for the dairy herds, A large proportion of the total acre- age is without doubt in this class. The third class is most hopeful of all, being those lands which are entirely capable of cultivation, but left in pasturage because. Fig. 694.— Woodland With a Scant Fringe of Cleared Land Around It. Herbage Is Largely Smartweed and the Cattle Find Most of Their Comfort at the Water-trough. of their natural adaptation to permanent stands of grass or because so required by the economical management of the farm. This character of land has played an important part in the dairy supremacy of the Empire State. The fourth class is of limited extent and hardly worthy of the name, although furnishing a fine quality of feed. It includes the lands in regular crop rotation, which are pastured one or two. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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