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the entire surface. Sow % bushel of vetch per acre broadcast 

 with this. If Bermuda grass seed is sown, use % pound seed 

 per acre. Supplemental feed, 1 per cent corn, 5 per cent sweet 

 potatoes. ( The Bermuda grass makes a permanent pasture after 

 the first spring. ) 



" Wheat of a smooth variety and vetch, 1/3 bushel of each 

 per acre, planted in the fall, make an excellent winter pasture 

 until the wet season sets in, and furnish grazing until the grain 

 is nearly ripe. (Rye may be used instead of wheat, and it would 

 probably be better to sow 1 to 1% bushels of wheat or rye 

 per acre with % bushel of vetch.) Supplemental feeds, 1 per 

 cent corn, 5 per cent sweet potatoes. 



" Sorghum, % bushel in rows, sown in drills, can be planted 

 as a catch crop from the first of April to August, and either used 

 as a grazing crop, or cut and used as a green food. This crop 

 is generally ready for grazing or feeding in 2% months. Sup- 

 plemental feeds, 1 per cent corn, 5 per cent sweet potatoes or 

 grazing. 



" Jerusalem artichokes (ground artichokes), 3 bushels per 

 acre, planted like Irish potatoes early in the spring, will furnish 

 fall grazing, although hogs are not so fond of them as of sweet 

 potatoes. 



" Stock beets for winter and spring feeding, planted in early 

 fall, will furnish grazing or soiling in four months. Plant 8 

 pounds to the acre in ridges and thin to a stand of about 10 to 12 

 inches. Supplemental feeds, 1 per cent corn. 



" Rutabagas and turnips are sown in corn fields, when laying 

 by, as a catch crop, and furnish good grazing in the fall. They 

 can also be sown in the spring or summer as a main crop and 

 pulled for pigs, especially when pastures are low." 



The circular also states that Lespedeza (Japan clover) may 

 be sown in April on finely pulverized soil at the rate of 8 to 10 

 pounds of seed per acre, which will give pasture from September 

 to November. The seed should not be covered with a harrow. 



