No. 6. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



261 



as it is more tlian lila'ly lliat other combiiialions would prove useful, 

 as, for example, with iield corn, etc. 



Barley and Peas- — This crop was very usc-lul for late soiling. Its 

 Held management is practically identical with that of oats and peas; 

 it is not injured by light frost, and can be fed throughout the month 

 of October. If the weather is cool and moist throughout August 

 and September, nearly as large yields may be obtained as from a 

 crop of oats and peas, but if the fall is dry and hot, the crop is liable 

 to be very much reduced. 



As has been shown by the discussion of the various crops suitable 

 for green forage, they differ in the actual tonnage that may be se- 

 cured per acre, and in the amount and character of the food con- 

 tained in them. Hence, it is important to have actual knowledge 

 in reference to the relative yield of food and its cost. 



The following table shows the average yield per acre in tons, as 

 well as the amount of nutrients secured. 



Soiliug Crops. Number, Kind and Average, 1901 



<u 



s 



Crop Rotation 



Nutrients. 



» 



a 



u 



f4 



E I 

 at. 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 

 11 



12 



13 



f Oats and peas "| 



[Cow peas and Kaffir corn J 



r Oats and peas, ] 



ICow peas and Kaffir corn, J 



r Wheat, "1 



L Barnyard millet J 



f Wheat ] 



L Barnyard millet I 



fRye. "1 



J Soja beans, \ 



[ Barley j 



fHye, 1 



■j Cow peas, \ 



[ Barley J 



fOats and peas, "| 



[Pearl millet J 



fOats and peas, ] 



[Pearl millet J 



Alfalfa 



White flint corn 



fOats and peas 1 



[Cow peas, J 



f Rye 1 



[ Sorghum. J 



Mixsd grasses. 



18.4 



15. 4 



16. 5 

 16. S 



21.0 



22.7 



13.3 



15.1 



21.7 

 9.1 

 11.3 



IS. 7 



10.2 



991.5 

 991.5 

 691.7 

 691.7 



1,140.2 



1,243.4 



642.5 



8S3.2 



1,803.3 

 300.3 

 810. 6 



624.7 



958.8 



216.0 

 216.0 



216. 



4,573.1 

 4,573.1 

 4,573.1 



DISCUSSION. 



'Mr. Willets: Is not the cost of labor in connection with the peas 

 and Kaffir corn a large consideration? 



A. It is a very considerable item, yes, sir, but there are compensa- 

 tions. 



Q. My cattle have been constipated ever since I have had the 

 silage. What is the remedy? 



