The Question Box. 405 



Can cow peas be grown here successfully, if sown in the corn at the last 

 •cultivation? 



Mr. Cook. — I have never sown cow peas, but I would say, no. 

 It would not be safe to sow cow peas so late in the season as that. 

 The frost would come along and cut them down before much 

 growth was made. They should be sown early if a good crop is 

 secured. 



Is it advisable to grow one " special " crop on one farm? 



Mr. Dawley. — It depends very much on conditions and the 

 man's aptitude to the work. Much also depends on hired help. 

 We can hire men to care for stock, but, when it comes to poultry, 

 we find we cannot do it. It will depend on the aptitude of the 

 individual, and the conditions that surround him, whether he can 

 afford to make a specialty of one crop or not. 



Mr. Cook. — I believe that, when a man can make money from 

 one crop, he may safely try another. I have met dairymen who, 

 notwithstanding they violated every dairy law, persisted in mak- 

 ing money every year. 



What shall I add to a good milk-producing food to fatten a dry cow? 



A Farmer. — I would add corn meal. 



Mr. Cook. — I know of nothing better, after much experience. If 

 the cow is a dry one, I would add a little wheat bran and feed 

 some ensilage, also. 



Dr. Smead. — I think, if the ensilage was rich in corn, if much 

 <;orn meal were fed bad results would follow. 



Mr. Cook. — I would feed more of such foods to a dry cow being 

 fattened than to one giving milk; but I would not feed too much 

 •ensilage. We do not want to feed too much concentrated foods, 

 €ither to a dry cow being fattened or to a cow being milked. Nor 

 ■would I feed all animals alike. 



Prof. Stone. — It would depend upon the condition of the dry 

 <;ow. If she were thin, I wo'uld feed more liberally of carbona- 

 ceous foods than I would if she were in fair condition. I do not 

 think it safe to feed loo liberally at first of carbonaceous foods. 



