Factors Affecting the Chemical Composition of Pasture Grasses (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Factors Affecting the Chemical Composition of Pasture GrassesIt 1s stated by Woodman, Blunt and Stewart (32, p. 272) that a grass can be made to vary, when dried, from a feed similar in composition to a high protein concentrate, to one which is but little more nutritious than wheat straw, depending on the stage of maturity at time of cutting. Season, climate, soil and species have also been shown to have a vital effect on quality. Of such importance are they that the analysis of a single sample of grass, or even of a series of samples, without consideration of these fac tors is practically meaningless. Recognition of the effect of these determinants on the chemical composition of grasses has led, in recent years, to numerous investigations into the manage ment of pastures along such lines as paddocking and rotational grazing (1330, 32, cultivating fertilizing (22, 9, 25, 33, 10, 5, 12, 18, 17, supplemental feeding of minerals 20, 19, 23, 8, 14, introducing of new species on the basis of their quality (28, 31, and studying mineral deficiencies of existing pastures 1, 30.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.