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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo Jan., 1910. 



WINTER CROPS FOR THE SILO. 



/. M. B. Connor, Dair\ Supervisor. 



In every dairying district and particularlv in tlie nortli of Victoria 

 where summer fodder crops cannot be successfully grown without irriga- 

 tion, it is more important to take advantage of crops which grow rapidlv 



I. OATS, BARLEY, RVli. AND TARES. 



during the winter months in order to produce a supply of silage to carry 

 the dairv herd over the ensuing summer. 



2. BARLEY. OATS. RYE, AND TICK BEANS. 



Oats, barlev, rye, beans and tares fulfd these requirfments. If 

 .sown earlv in the autumn, the\ make a rapid start and continue to grow 

 steadilv through the whole of the winter months. By the end of 



