Pasture Improvement and Management

CONTENTS
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The type of pasture to improve	3
Pasture fertilization	5
The need for phosphorus	5
The need for lime	11
The need for potash	11
The need for nitrogen	11
The need for manure	15
Pasture management	22
Grazing	22
Mowing	26
Harrowing	27
Rolling	28
Control of thornbush encroachments	29
Drainage of pastures	29
Establishment of new pastures by seeding	30
The Cornell pasture mixture for 1938	32
Provision for additional grazing in July, August, September, and October	33
The Cornell hay-pasture mixture for 1938	34
Alfalfa	36
Sudan grass	36
Sweet clover	37
Marrow-stem kale	37
Grass silage	38
Feeding value of pasture herbage	38
Pastures for livestock other than dairy cattle	39
Beef cattle	39
Sheep	40
Horses	40
Swine	40
Poultry	41