SOILING. 185 
1. From the saving of land. 
2. The saving of fencing. 
3. The economizing of food. 
4. The better condition and greater comfort 
of the cattle. 
5. The greater product of milk. 
6. The attainment of manure. 
To this it is fair to add that if cattle are 
soiled in darkened stables a seventh benefit 
comes from reduced attacks of flies. In the 
case of the hornfly this is an important consid- 
eration. 
Every farmer should provide a summer sup- 
ply of succulent food to his cattle, sheep and 
swine. If this is not done when hot, dry winds 
prevail the pastures will become short and the 
animals will fall off in weight or in milk yield. 
At this time the far-sighted feeder draws upon 
a provision of green food, which maintains the 
balance on the ledger account in his favor 
through the critical feeding season. 
Crops for soiling.—At the Indiana experi- 
ment station the writer has practiced soiling 
for several years, although the cattle have had 
the run of the pasture during the entire season. 
For two months each summer, however, the 
blue grass is dried off and eaten to the ground, 
so that extra green food has to be provided. 
To get the best resuits for a season of soiling 
the following crops planted in the order given 
