too YOiing it lacks protein and sugar and contains an excess of mois- 

 ture. In the process of seed ripening there is a movement of food 

 material from the stalk and leaf to the seed. This causes the fibre 

 of the stalk to become prominent which lessens palatabilitj. When 

 is the proper time to cut? Chemical analysis and practical experi- 

 ence have shown tliat the right time is when the kernel has 

 hardened, glazed on the outside, and is jet in the " dough " con- 

 dition in the middle. At this period the stalk and ear are both 

 palatal)le. Cornell experiments give no food argument for recom- 

 mending sorghum or other fodders of this class for cultivation in 

 this State. Where they can be grown, corn can also be cultivated 

 and with better results. 



Desirable comhinations of the cereals loith legumes may he made. 

 — Prominent among these combinations is oats and peas. This crop 

 can be sown early and matures for cutting before corn is ready. 

 Again it may be sown as late in this locality as August 1st when it 

 furnishes excellent fall pasturage. Barley and peas are also desir- 

 able for fall fodder. For very early spring use rye may be grown 

 and it may be succeeded by oats and peas. 



The legumes are not only valuahle for producing forage^ hut are 

 an essential part of a soiling rotation. — Clovers, peas, beans and 

 alfalfa are nitrogen collectors and soil regenerators. One of these 

 should be included in every rotation. Where nitrogen is needed by 

 the soil a legume should be employed, as in following an exhausting 

 crop, or when preceding one that makes heavy demands on nitrogen. 

 When land is seeded to a perennial legume it should be fairly free 

 from weeds. Perennial plants are those which continue to grow 

 for several years from the same root. Thus in following corn ur 

 potatoes, " hoed crops," we may expect the land to be reasonably 

 clean. This is also a desirable place to put a legume in the rotation. 

 Lucern or alfalfa is a perennial leguminous plant. It is closely 

 related tu the true clovers and is often classed with them. Mam- 

 moth red clover usuallv dies out if not allowed to reseed after the 

 second year, and for this reason is classed with biennial plants. 

 Alsike and common or medium i-ed l)elong to the same group. 

 Crimson clover, on the contrary, is an annual plant and dies after 



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