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Reed canary grass.

Description: Provides methods for growing reed canary grass and describes its uses for hay and pasturage.
Date: 1940
Creator: Schoth, H. A. (Harry August), b. 1891
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Harvesting Hay with the Sweep-Rake: A Means by Which Eastern Hay-Growers May Save Labor

Description: "The sweep-rake offers the possibility of reducing by the about 50 per cent the labor required in harvesting hay compared with the methods now commonly used in the East. This implement is used most extensively in the hay-growing sections of the West, but is entirely practicable under conditions prevailing in many eastern sections. It is comparatively inexpensive and costs little for repairs. It eliminates a great deal of irksome hand labor. With the sweep-rake a boy who can drive a team can do … more
Date: 1917
Creator: Yerkes, Arnold P. & McClure, H. B. (Harry B.)
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Alfalfa on Corn-Belt Farms

Description: "Alfalfa, on Corn Belt farms, if introduced in any considerable acreage, requires a great amount of labor at the most critical stage of the cultivation of corn. This bulletin tells how the more successful Corn Belt growers fit alfalfa into their cropping systems without interfering seriously with labor schedules. This is done in the main by speeding up the haying operations and corn cultivation by the use of labor-saving implements and more efficient methods. To some extent, the use of alfalfa … more
Date: 1919
Creator: Drake, J. A.; Rundles, J. C. & Jennings, R. D. (Ralph Dickieson), 1892-
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Rhodes Grass

Description: "Rhodes grass was introduced from southern Africa in 1902, and has proved of value for cultivation in the warmer parts of the United States, being grown more largely in Florida and Texas than elsewhere.... It makes a heavy yield of hay of excellent quality, as the stems are slender, tender, and very leafy. The hay is cured easily and is relished by all kinds of live stock.... This bulletin mentions the soil preferences of this grass and gives the methods of seeding and after-treatment employed … more
Date: 1919
Creator: Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
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Rhodes Grass

Description: Revised edition. "Rhodes grass was introduced from southern Africa in 1902, and has proved of value for cultivation in the warmer parts of the United States, being grown more largely in Florida and Texas than elsewhere.... It makes a heavy yield of hay of excellent quality, as the stems are slender, tender, and very leafy. The hay is cured easily and is relished by all kinds of live stock.... This bulletin mentions the soil preferences of this grass and gives the methods of seeding and after-tr… more
Date: 1922
Creator: Tracy, S. M. (Samuel Mills), 1847-1920
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Growing Hay in the South for Market

Description: This report discusses the challenges of growing hay in the southern United States and practices farmers can use to successfully grow their own hay crops there. Details specific crops for hay production.
Date: 1915
Creator: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926; McClure, H. B. (Harry B.) & Carrier, Lyman
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Building Up a Run-Down Cotton Plantation

Description: "This paper is an account of the progress made in three years in changing a run-down cotton plantation into a profitable stock and hay farm. The results obtained from the use of cowpeas and other leguminous crops in restoring the fertility of the land have exceeded the expectations of those in charge of the work." -- p. 5
Date: 1908
Creator: Brodie, D. A. (David Arthur), b. 1868
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