Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 May, 1907. 



Recently I paid a visit to Mr. D. Clarke's farm at Xoorat, and inspected 

 a plot of " Drum Head " cabbages grown for fodder for the dairy herd. 

 This crop provides a large amount of succulent fodder for summer use. 



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and in a favorable season the \ield eclipses that of most other fodders. 

 One advantage which is considerable when compared with root crops is 

 the fact that no preparation is required, the cabbages being greedily con- 

 sumed in their natural state bv the dairv cows. I was informed by Mr. 



40 TONS TO THE ACRE. 



Clarke, jun., that the dairy cows were fond of cabbages as foo(l. and, as far 

 as he could learn, no injurious effect was produced in the milk. As an 

 evideince of the amount of fodder produced on a small area, I mav mention 



