A text-book of grasses with especial reference to the economic species of the United States . Fig. 4. Production of clover alone in the United States. One dot represents10,000 Fig. 5. Production of alfalfa in the United States. One dot represents20,000 tons. FORAGE PLANTS 17 nificant amount of root forage. The total acreage in 1909is given as 72,280,776, which produced 97,453,735 tons offorage valued at $824,004,877. The value of hay andforage as compared with other crops is shown in TableII (Par. 5). The statistics partially classify the hay and forage asfollows: TABLE XIV Acreage, Pro
A text-book of grasses with especial reference to the economic species of the United States . Fig. 4. Production of clover alone in the United States. One dot represents10,000 Fig. 5. Production of alfalfa in the United States. One dot represents20,000 tons. FORAGE PLANTS 17 nificant amount of root forage. The total acreage in 1909is given as 72,280,776, which produced 97,453,735 tons offorage valued at $824,004,877. The value of hay andforage as compared with other crops is shown in TableII (Par. 5). The statistics partially classify the hay and forage asfollows: TABLE XIV Acreage, Production, and Value of Hay and Forage for 1909BY Classes Acres Value (Tons) (Dollars) Timothy alone . . 14,686,393 17,985,420 $188,082,895 Timothy and Clover mixed 19,542,382 24,748,555 257,280,330 Clover alone 2,443,263 3,158,324 29,334,356 Alfalfa 4,707,146 11,859,881 93,103,998 Millet or Hungarian grass 1,117,769 1,546,533 11,145,226 Other tame or culti- vated grasses . . 4,218,957 4,166,772 44,408,775 Wild, salt or prairie grasses 17,186,522 18,383,574 91,026,169 Grains cut green . 4,324,878 5,367,292 61,686,131 Coarse forage .... 4,034,432 9,982,305 46,753,262 The p
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