290 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING 



with succulent feed or add in quantity and quality to the ordi- 

 nary hay crop." 



Cropping System for Dairy Farm in Michigan. Farmers' Bui. 

 280, gives a description of a dairy farm in Michigan run on 

 the tenant basis which has been successful. This farm is of 120 

 acres, and 60 cows, 43 calves and yearlings, 2 bulls and 9 horses 

 were on the place at the time of these observations. All the 

 roughage was grown on the farm, and the oil meal, bran and 

 cotton-seed meal were purchased. 



SYSTEM OF CROPPING FOR 1905, 1906 AND I907 1 



In addition there was a pasture of 2^ acres, which was never 

 plowed. 



Enough manure was produced on this farm to cover the whole 

 form with 6-8 tons per acre. No commercial fertilizer was 

 used. 



The corn for silage was a large ensilage corn planted on well 

 manured land. The corn stubble was seeded with rye which 

 proved to be very successful as a hay crop. From 10 acres, 4 

 big loads of rye hay and 15 tons of silage to the acre were har- 

 vested for 1906. 



1 Farmers' Bui. 280. 



