August. Grasses usually do well when seeded at this time, but clovers are sometimes injured during the winter.
The Cornell pasture mixture has been developed as a result of experiments at Cornell University and of experience obtained throughout the State. It has been designed with the object of producing a uniformly high yield of nutritious herbage throughout a grazing season of about six months. It is adapted only for soils adequately supplied with fertilizer and lime and for fields that will be properly grazed.
| The Cornell pasture mixture for 19381 | |
| Pounds to the acre | |
| Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis). | 8 |
| Canada bluegrass (Poa conpressa). | 2 |
| . Rough-stalked meadow grass (Poa trivialis) | 1 |
| Timothy (Phleum pratense) | 6 |
| Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) | 5 |
| Yellow trefoil (Medicago lupulina) | 2 |
| Wild white clover (Trifolium repens var.) | 1 |
| Total | 25 |
It is recommended that seed of New York wild birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var.) should be substituted for all or part of the yellow trefoil, especially in fields subject to drought, provided conditions justify the increased cost of the mixture.
The selection of the strains of each constituent used in the mixture is of great importance, and the following are suggested in order of preference, based on experiments at Cornell University. The use of several strains of each constituent helps to provide uniform growth throughout the grazing season.
Perennial ryegrass
- Swedish Svalof Victoria
- Norwegian Jaedersk
- Danish E. F. 79
These varieties have been found to be sufficiently winter hardy and truly perennial under Cornell University conditions.
Timothy
Aberystwyth pasture S. 50
1One should consult his county agricultural agent concerning changes which may be made in this mixture in the future as a result of experimental work in progress and for sources of the seeds specified. Information concerning mixtures adapted to special local conditions may be obtained from the Department of Agronomy, at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
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