Forage Crops in the Matanuska Region, Alaska (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Forage Crops in the Matanuska Region, Alaska

Since the establishment of the Matanuska Agricultural Experiment Station in 1917, an endeavor has been made to determine the grain and forage crops best adapted to the region. Inasmuch as legumes had not been grown, such perennial legumes as clovers and alfalfa were introduced for trial. These grew vigorously during the summer and went into the winter in fine condition, but many of the plants were eventually heaved out of the ground by frost. Attention was then turned to field peas and to spring vetch (vicia, sativa), which are now among the more important legumes grown by farmers in the Matanuska Valley.

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Fragment din culturile furajere din regiunea Matanuska, Alaska De la infiintarea statiei de experimentare agricola Matanuska in 1917, s-a facut un efort pentru a determina culturile de cereale si furaje cel mai bine adaptate regiunii. In masura in care leguminoasele nu fusesera cultivate, leguminoase perene precum trifoi si lucerna au fost introduse pentru incercare.