. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 942 Rural School Leaflet the forage is coarse and does not make good feed for cows and horses. We find that there are only a few grasses that produce both good seed and good forage. Grasses are known as " bunch " grasses or " sod " grasses. Timothy- is a sod-forming grass, because each bunch tends to spread every season until bun
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 942 Rural School Leaflet the forage is coarse and does not make good feed for cows and horses. We find that there are only a few grasses that produce both good seed and good forage. Grasses are known as " bunch " grasses or " sod " grasses. Timothy- is a sod-forming grass, because each bunch tends to spread every season until bunches near one another intermingle and form a sod. Have you ever seen the corms on a timothy plant? A corm is similar to a very small potato and grows underground. If you dig up a timothy plant in the fall, a large number of corms will be found; they are swollen parts of the underground stem. These corms give rise to new plants and are an im- portant means by which the timothy plant propagates itself from year to year. In fact, the old timothy plants and roots appear to die out more or less every year, and if it were not for these corms there is some doubt as to whether a timothy meadow would last for more than a year or two. How long does a timothy meadow last? When the farmer cuts timothy for hay he has two points to consider: first, he must not cut it when too green or when in blos- som, or it will make dusty hay; also, the crop increases about one fourth in weight from the time it is in bloom until it is ripe, so that he does not secure so large a yield when the hay is cut in blossom. On the other hand, ripe hay is not relished by animals; also, allowing the hay to ripen exhausts the roots and weakens the sod for another crop. The proper time to cut is about 7 to lo days after blossoming, when the seed is in the " dough " stage but not ripe. A neighborhood study of timothy.— By inquiry find out what proportion of all the land in your school district is in hay; in
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