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yield was low as compared with yields in the bud stage, cut near-
ly a month later. The plants contained a high percentage of
moisture as is indicated by the lower dry weight percentage in
Table 7.
 The cutting at the "bud" stage of development was made af-
ter the buds had formed on the plants and an occasional spike
was in bloom. The crop made considerable growth between the
cutting in the prebud stage and that in the bud stage. There had
been an increase of dry matter in the plant and the yield of green
material had increased more than two and one-half times. The
most marked growth of the season had occurred during the last
half of July and the month of August. The plants still held their
leaves well even in a heavy stand. A maximum of succulent
material was obtained at this stage.
 The bloom stage was the time when the plants were in full
bloom with a few pods on some plants. The harvest, represent-
ing this stage of development, produced a substantial increase in
yield. There was a higher dry matter content, which indicated
a decrease in succulence of plant material.
 The pod stage represented that stage of development when
the majority of the pods were set, and the plants were beginning
to mature. A few spikes of ripened seedpods were showing on
the early plants. Many of the lower leaves had fallen and the
lower stems had become woody. There was a decrease in yield
at this stage of development, which can be accounted for by the
loss of leaves. The percentage of dry matter had increased ma-
terially between September 14 and October 6, and in general
a product was harvested which was high in fiber and had rela-
tively few leaves.
 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
 Nine species of crotalaria were planted and harvested for
silage studies in 1932 and 1933. The highest yields in 1932 were
made by C. spectabilis when harvested on September 23, and by
C. goreensis in 1933 when harvested September 27.
 In 1934 Crotalaria intermedia was harvested in 4 stages of de-
velopment; prebud, bud, bloom, and pod. Yields were calculat-
ed and the dry matter content determined.
 The crop in the prebud stage was in an actively growing con-
dition, very succulent, and high in leafage, but produced a low
yield of dry matter. In the bud stage the yield of succulent for-