| Show Sanpete Native To Yo Report At Brazil Meet An agronomy scientist native native native na na- tive of Spring City is one of two reporting research at the International Grassland Congress in South America Grassland production is receiving receiving receiving ing world attention at the meeting being held in San Paulo Brazil January 7 Dr Keith R. R Allred associate associate asso professor of agronomy with Utah State University at Logan is reporting his research research re re- search on In Utah irrigated pastures pastures pas pas- tures containing alfalfa Karl Ka G. G Parker extension range specialist and native of Joseph Millard County is reporting reporting re re- re- re porting his hs research findings indicating ways of managing range to avoid problems with the costly disease commonly known as Dr Allred says results from his own research indicate that thai farmers should be able to get getgood getgood getgood good bal balanced yields of legumes legumes legumes leg leg- umes and grasses from their pastures by using the right ri combination of management practices to suit the so soil it climate climate climate cli cli- mate and other environmental tal conditions Over a year four-year period he investigated the effects of various management practices on OD forage production protein content and the plant composition tion on pasture plots seeded with an alfalfa orchard grass broad grass mixture He avid frequency of clipping exerted the greatest influence on forage forage forage for for- age production protein content content con con- tent and plant composition Four cuttings each season produced significantly more forage than did five cuttings The five cuttings weakened the alfalfa during the first harvest season and it remained remain remain- ed so throughout the experimental experimental mental period By cutting as a frequently as every 28 days daya alfalfa plants did not have time to build up enough food reserves in their roots and md crowns Irrigation frequency primarily primar primar- ily fly plant composition More alfalfa was retained Under under under un un- der long irrigation intervals than short intervals Allred found it was necessary to irrigate irrigate irrigate ir ir- the pastures more frequently frequently frequently fre fre- approximately every every ev ev- ery cry 10 days in order to maintain a fair balance of the grass with the alfalfa However However However How How- ever plots higher in alfalfa also proved to be higher Inper in inper inper per cent protein He noted that when he put on more nitrogen the plots produced more dry matter but the percentage of alfalfa de de- creased On plots where he applied a high rate of pounds of nitrogen per acre the amount of alfalfa in the mixture had decreased in four years from approximately 60 per cent down to 15 to 20 per cent Most of this production he concluded was due to the grass being stimulated by the nitrogen fertilizer L i |
