THE CULTIVATION OF FORAGE. 



facts for or against. Were one-tenth of dry fodders such as hay or 



straw added to the green ones, six more animals can be maintained, but 



our present purpose is to follow the exact value of the soiling crops alone. 



It is rare in these times to find more than fifteen head of cattle in 



all on a hundred acre farm, summer and winter. So, supposing that 



one-half of the soiled animals, in our example case, were for the butcher 



and the other half supporters of the dairy, there would be an additional 



live head of yearlings and five calves, with one bull and one score of 



sheep. The sheep and yearlings would be grazed, but the calves and bull 



housed .and receiving part green fodders ; these would be equal to four (4) 



additional average sized cattle, and so reducing the 26 to 22 head that 



be maintained from twenty acres of soiling materials. Still additional 



his would be what would or should be used for horses or pigs, so that 



altogether we arrive at the safe standard of 20 cattle, or one to each acre. 



Soiling in Canada then is as three to one, and by the system which I 



have thus sketched it is plain that by simply setting aside 20 acres from 



the 100, so as not to interfere with the reliable and profitable farming 



called mixed, or alternate, we can fatten, or dairy, 20 cattle in place of 7 



during the six months of spring, summer and autumn. 



What now is the financial position in the system ? 



To this, sketch first the general management that would be adopted : 



Upon a hundred acre farm such as I have introduced, one man with 



-e and cart can easily undertake the attendance in every respect of 



tli'-se 10 fattening cattle, 10 cows, 5 yearlings, 5 calves, 1 bull and 20 



sheep. Any of the yearlings intended for breeding would be grazed dur- 



their second summer, but those for fattening should be systematically 



d. letting one hour's exercise daily; the calves would also be under 



i, the .sheep on pasture of course. At the most then, the cattle 



man would have 30 head to be soiled. After feeding and cleaning 



uj> in tli.- morning } 1C has to cut and cart home 2,500 Ibs. of giv>n t'oddrr. 



in two loads, for the evening use, and as all green fodders are better to 1-- 



iitly "wilted," not heated, ere offered, he would thus have to secmv 



another cut in the eveningto be used for next morning nn>;ils. 



FINANCIAL KKSULT OF six MONTHS' "SOILING* FROM 'Jo 



10 fan. niii'j cattle : 108 tons green fodders at $2 1 5 



(see diagram) 



Proportion of att'iidanc. 



