CHAPTER X 

 MISCELLANEOUS 



SECTION L GROWING FEEDING STUFFS ON 

 THE FARM 



Economy in raising live stock demands the production of 

 all "roughness" or roughage materials on the farm. By 

 roughness, or roughage, of course you understand bulky 

 food, like hay, grass, clover, stover, etc. It is possible to 

 purchase all roughage materials and yet make a financial 

 success of growing farm animals, but this certainly is not 

 the surest way to succeed. Every farm should raise all its 

 feed stuff. In deciding what forage and grain crops to 

 grow we should decide upon : 



1. The crops best suited to our soil and climate. 



2. The crops best suited to our line of business. 



3. The crops that will give us most protein. 



4. The crops that produce the most. 



5 . The crops that will keep our soil in best condition. 



I. Crops best suited to our soil and climate. Farm 

 crops, as every child of the farm knows, are not equally 

 adapted to all soils and climates. Cotton cannot be pro- 

 duced where the climate is cool and the seasons short. 

 Timothy and blue grass are most productive on cool, lime- 

 stone soils. Cowpeas demand warm, dry soils. But in 

 spite of climatic limitations, nature has been generous in 

 the wide variety of forage she has given us. 



Our aim should be to make the best use of what we have, 

 to improve by selection and care those species best adapted 



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