FORAGE CROPS FOR SWINE. 291 



get excellent results and to make very heavy gains on his 

 fattening swine. 



Silage has been used to some extent as a succulent food 

 during the winter months. On account of its large water 

 content a great deal of other feed must be fed in addition 

 to the same if good results are to be obtained. 



In summarizing results of the work of the different ex- 

 periment stations it would seem that red clover stands about 

 first in the list of forage crops, due to the fact that it sup- 

 plies an abundance of protein and ash; also that it can be 

 grown over a very wide area of country. Next to red clover 

 rape stands about second. After rape, a mixture of peas, oats 

 and barley, or alfalfa, stands about third. In the southern 

 states cow peas and soy beans seem to have the preference. 



In growing the forage crops it is not necessary to grow 

 over two or three kinds, but it is very important that the 

 crops be so planted or arranged that a variety of succulent 

 feeds will always be available. Blue grass makes an ex- 

 cellent feed during the early months, and also makes a 

 very good feed during the fall months, but it ripens during 

 the summer months, thus it is not very palatable to the 

 swine. 



