. Pastures and pasture plants ... Pastures; Forage plants. 3° PASTURES AND PASTURE PLANTS CHAP. in the latter case care must be taken to prevent the exceedingly nutritive leaves falling off. The average yield per acre has been estimated at from 4,000 to 4,840 lbs. by Pinkert, and at from 3,500 to 4,400 lbs. by Werner, while Schrober records an average of 3,080 lbs. from the first cutting. Seed is abundantly produced at the first crop, and is easily harvested on moderately dry ground when the flower-heads have become brown. White clover. Trefoil and such weed seeds as Plantain {Plantago lanceo
. Pastures and pasture plants ... Pastures; Forage plants. 3° PASTURES AND PASTURE PLANTS CHAP. in the latter case care must be taken to prevent the exceedingly nutritive leaves falling off. The average yield per acre has been estimated at from 4,000 to 4,840 lbs. by Pinkert, and at from 3,500 to 4,400 lbs. by Werner, while Schrober records an average of 3,080 lbs. from the first cutting. Seed is abundantly produced at the first crop, and is easily harvested on moderately dry ground when the flower-heads have become brown. White clover. Trefoil and such weed seeds as Plantain {Plantago lanceolata), Sheep's sorrel {Rumex acetoselld) and Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) are common impurities ; and Dodder occurs even more frequently than in Red clover, it being quite impossible to remove those seeds which are as large as the Alsike itself. ^ap^3^ ^li â¢â ^^ Alsike Clover. {Tiifolhim hybridum.) Old seed is sometimes dyed a fresh green; but, as Stebler observes, the fraud is easily detected by rubbing the seeds with a white cloth, which readily removes the artificial colouring matter. Good commercial qualities should have about 90 per cent, of germination and 97 per cent, of purity, some 103 lbs. being usually sown per acre. Excepting very occasionally for pasturage, Alsike is not sown pure, as its peculiarly bent stem-growth renders it very liable to be laid unless supported by grasses; but it is a most important con- stituent of mixtures for permanent or temporary pastures or meadows. Timothy, Cocksfoot and Perennial rye-grass are very suitable to sow in conjunction with it on heavy soils. Stebler recommends 50 per cent, of Red clover with 25 per cent, each of Timothy and Alsike for alternate husbandry. Thorough preparatory manuring is essential, as the superficial roots soon exhaust the surface layers of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of th
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