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tant soiling crops. The latter plant seems to 
do especially well in localities where consider- 
able dryness often prevails in summer, and it 
furnishes a good succession of green food. 
Of all the soiling crops, however, that which 
may be depended on by the feeder over the 
longest period of time, that will give the great- 
est yield at the least expense, is Indian corn, 
Green rye may injure the flavor of milk given 
by cows fed this crop, but Indian corn assists 
in producing the finest quality of milk and 
butter. 
Soiling at Wisconsin station.—_In an ex- 
periment at the Wisconsin station this amount 
of green food was supphed between June 15 
and Oct. 15, from an acre and a half of land, 
according to Prof. Henry:* 
ORG E COU hots. onto OS vias Deke 23,658 lbs. 
{ΕΘ ΘῊ ClOVEO ἘΠΕ. Ἐν ὦ ee 19.162 105. 
ECO OA faa a nt at oe rt te τε 2,385 lbs. 
Early variety of corn desirable.—In plant- 
ing corn to secure the first crop it will be desir- 
able to get an early variety. The early vari- 
ties of sweet corn produce but small plants 
and comparatively little fodder, while the 
later sweet corn is no improvement over the 
field varieties, and as a rule does not yield so 
bountitully of forage. Of the sweet varieties 
Stowell’s Evergreen is among the best for this 
purpose. 
* Breeder's Gazette, Nov. 21, 1894. 
