288 FORAGE CROPS 



the soil should be deep and well fertilized, as it 

 is impossible to grow a good crop on poor soil. 

 The main varieties for stock -feeding are Long 

 Orange, Long White and Short Wliite. These 

 ma}" be planted from the middle of May to the 

 middle of June, at the rate of about one and 

 one -half pounds of seed per acre, in rows eighteen 

 inches to two feet apart. The early culture re- 

 quires considerable care, as the growth is slow, 

 which usually makes it necessary to hoe between 

 the rows. They should be thinned to about six 

 to eight inches in the row. 



Carrots are useful chiefly as an appetizer, and 

 are not fed in large quantities. They should be 

 harvested before freezing weather, and stored in 

 a dry, cool place. 



TURNIP AXD RUTABAGA 



Turnips may be used as a catch-crop late in 

 the season, and they are useful both for late fall 

 and for winter feeding. They are particularly 

 useful for sheep, and also, if carefully used, for 

 dairy cows. They are very watery, and do not 

 contribute a large amount of actual nutriment. 

 They stimulate milk flow, and their action in 

 this respect is responsible in large degree for the 

 belief that they possess superior nutrient qualities. 



The varieties mainly grown for feeding are the 



