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from the ravages of the fly. Unless protected in some way cows 

 frequently fall off in milk production from fifty to seventy-five per 

 cent. It is not only humane, but it is a wise financial policy to 

 keep the cows stabled at least a portion of the day where it is 

 shaded and cool, that they may be fed upon some freshly cut 

 succulent forage provided for the purpose. Where cared for in 

 this way they will usually respond abundantly and repay the extra 

 labor involved. 



That farm practice which necessitates that well bred animals 

 designed for the production of milk should be compelled to work 

 ten hours a day in order to get from the meagre pastures enough 

 for a mere subsistence is radically wrong. A far better plan is to 

 provide green forage so that during the hottest days the feeding 

 may be done, at least in part, where the animals can eat with some 

 degree of comfort and not be required to expend their energy in 

 fighting the flies or in roaming over brown and parched pastures 

 seeking for that green morsel which is not there and which the 

 thoughtless owner has failed to provide. 



Those crops which have proven themselves with us most suc- 

 cessful as producers of forage are 



Corn. , 



Oats and peas. 



Oats. 



Barley and oats. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Millets and Hungarian. 



From the fact that so many queries are being constantly received 

 with reference to the production of forage it has been thought wise 

 to go somewhat into detail with the hope that the information 

 given might prove of value. 



Corn as a Forage; Crop. 

 Where corn can be successfully grown it stands preeminent as a 

 producer of forage and should have a prominent place in the rota- 

 tion on every stock farm. Though some of the other crops men- 

 tioned later may serve better for early forage, yet for late summer 

 or fall there is no crop which can compare with corn either in 



