FIGURE 5. A PASTURE BEFORE IMPROVEMENT
An untreated pasture plot at Cornell University that consists
largely of devils paintbrush (Hieracium aurantiacum) and redtop
(Agrostis alba)
FIGURE 6. THE SAME PASTURE AS THAT SHOWN IN
FIGURE 5 AFTER FERTILIZATION
The fertilizer treatment consisted of 800 pounds of 16-per-cent
superphosphate and 3000 pounds of ground limestone per acre,
spread on the surface without either plowing or seeding. Note the
development of New York white clover (Trifolium repens var.)
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