8 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



Poor Grass, Poor Cattle. If the plow be turned 

 loose in these soils, and the land be drained and 

 limed and carefully and intelligently tilled and cul- 

 tivated ; at the same time if organic matter be added 

 by means of stable manure, legumes or green crops, 

 the soils will quickly change from their unproduc- 

 tive condition into the other state that produces 

 remunerative crops. When the soil is poor the 



DOUBLE GOOD FROM SOY BEANS 



This magnificent crop of soy beans will be a blessing to both soil and 

 animals. They enrich the land and provide a feeding crop of the highest 

 excellence. 



crops are poor; when the crops are poor the 

 animals are poor; when the animals are poor the 

 soils are poorly nourished. 



Soil Improvement and Live Stock. The ideal 

 agriculture maintains itself. Every system of farm- 

 ing should consist of both plant production and 

 animal feeding. The importance of this is seen 

 from the following: 



i. Clover, cowpeas, alfalfa and other legumes 

 are needed to build up the soil. These, together 



