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the average cow in this State, will cost you 36 cents per pound, 

 and the cheese 15 cents. But the average farmer in this State is 

 doing just that sort of thing — keeping cows that give 3,500 

 pounds of 3.S per cent, milk, feeding them timothy hay, corn meal 

 and corn stalks, and allowing them to go dry three or more months 

 in The year, when milk is worth most, If the farmer would only 

 study the feeding question well, test his cows and keep only those 

 which will pay for their keeping, and leave a profit, he would 

 be much better off. 



Question. — How large do you let Canada peas grow to plow 

 under for a 2reen manure ? 



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Mr. Gould. — When the peas are nicely formed. J)o not let 

 the plant get woody. Boll it down in the direction you are to 

 plow. Blow just deep enough to cover nicely. Roll thoroughly 

 after plowing. 



Question. — What is the difference between the Canada pea and 

 the cow pea, and their relative value to the farmer ? 



Mr. Gould. — The cow pea is simply a bean. Both have the 

 same characteristics. Both are legumes, drawing nitrogen from 

 the air. Canada peas will withstand frost and are more palatable 

 to cattle. We use cow peas as a catch crop. It is a quick growing 

 plant and furnishes a large quantity of vegetable matter to plow 

 under. 



Question. — Does not corn meal fed with corn stalks and hay 

 take the place of oil" meal? If so, why? 



Mr. Smith, in answering the question, said that the foods did 

 not compare. Corn meal, corn stalks and corn produce fat. If 

 too much of either be fed, there will not be enough muscle and 

 blood-forming element in them. Oil meal is a protein food and 

 produces bone, blood, muscle and milk. This element is deficient 

 in corn. Oil meal contains nearly three times as much protein 

 as does corn. Feed both, but in proper proportion. 



CLOVER. 



Question. — What is the comparative feeding value of clover 

 and timothv for hay \ 



Mr. Smith. — It is difficult to compare two foods, because of 

 conditions. But, in a general way, I will say that when clover 

 hay is worth $12 per ton, timothy is worth $5.74. 



Mr. Woodward. — I do not allow a man to sow timothy seed 

 on my farm. I should much prefer Canada thistles, because, if 



