Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


 The carrying capacity and quality of feed produced on im-
proved permanent pastures is much superior to that of the native
wiregrass range. The permanent pastures planted with legumes,
such as clover or lespedeza, and grasses are invariably superior
to the grass pastures alone (Figs. 2, 3 and 4). Pasture legumes
should be used with grasses where adapted because they are of


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 FIG. 4.-LEGUMES IMPROVE GRASS GROWTH.
The carpet grass-clover pasture below was better than the carpet grass
 pasture above. Clover stimulates luscious grass growth.