CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR STOCK FARMS 



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"Closely associated with poor management of grass lands is 

 the failure to utilize other crops available for this section, es- 

 pecially corn. In southern New England there is little difficulty 

 in growing good silage corn, but as one travels northward there 

 is evidence of a lack of suitable varieties of corn for silage. This 

 difficulty is not insuperable. There are varieties of corn that 

 can be grown for silage in all but the most northern counties in 

 New England. What is most needed is that sufficient attention 

 be given to the selection of seed in order to develop strains of 

 corn fitted to the requirements of the different sections. 



"Some of the best dairy farms of the country are to be found 

 in New England. They are scattered here and there all over the 

 New England States. A careful study has been made of the 

 cropping systems on a large number of these farms." The re- 

 sults of this study are tabulated in the following table. 



The following table shows the acreage, live-stock and seed 

 required on several New England dairy farms i 1 



TABLE I. ACREAGE OF NEW ENGLAND FARMS, AND NUMBER OF 

 LIVE-STOCK ON EACH 



1 Farmers' Bui. 337. 



- On most of these farms 2 horses are kept for each 18 or 20 cattle. The horses do not 

 use any pasture, but must be counted in connection with the crops raised. In reckoning 

 tillable land or pasture per animal, 2 young cattle or 5 sheep are considered the equivalent 

 of i cow. 



'> In reckoning tillable land per cow only that used for raising feed is counted. 



4 Figures on the Sanborn farm refer only to the part used to supply dairy feeds. 



5 On the Noyes farm 32 sheep are kept in addition to the cattle, and so the surplus 

 pasture is partly utilized. 



Considerable hay is sold annually from the Chittenden farm. 



~ There is no pasture on the Sadd farm. Cows are stall fed the year around. 



