FIELD CROPS. 



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THE WEIGHT AND AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF 

 ORDINARY CHOPS.— Coniinuec^. 



SOILING CROPS ADAPTED TO NORTHERN 

 ENGLAND STATES. (Lindsev.) 

 (For 10 cows' entire soiling.) 



NEW 



Kind. 



Rye 



Wheat 



Red clover 



Grass and clo- 

 ver 



Seed per Acre. 



2 bush . 



Vetch and oats. 



Peas and oats 



Barnyard millet. . 



Soja bean (me- 

 dium green) — 

 Corn 



Hungarian 



Barley and peas -J 



20 lbs 



}^ bu. redtop. . 

 I peck timothy 

 lolbs.red clover 

 3 bush. oats. . . . 

 50 lbs. vetch . . . 



ij^bu. Canada 

 I Jo bu. oats 



Time of 

 Seeding. 



peck 



18 quarts. 



I bush 



i'/^ bu. peas. 

 i|^ bu barley. 



Sept. 10-15 

 Julyi5-Aug. 

 ^ Sept. 



April 20 



" 30 

 " 20 



" 30 



May 10 



" 25 



" 20 



" 20 



, " 30 

 July 15 



Area. 



/^ acre 



Time of Cuttin; 



May 20- 

 June 1- 



June 15- 



■May 30 

 -June 15 

 -June 25 



June 15— June 30 



June 25- 



July 10- 



June 25- 



July 10- 

 1^ acre July 2s- 

 Aug. xo- 



V6 acre 



Aug, 25- 

 Aug. 25- 

 Sept. 10- 

 Sept. 20- 



r Aug. 5 1 acre Oct, i- 



-July 10 



-July 20 



-July TO 



-July 20 

 -Aug. 10 

 -Aug. 20 



-Sept. 15 

 -Sept ID 

 -Sept. 20 

 -Sept. 30 



Oct. 20 



