256 FORAGE CROPS. 



in forage crops that may be grown in Section No. 3 

 includes besides certain grasses, winter rye, rape, 

 crimson clover, alfalfa, the winter vetch and the 

 sand vetch, mixed cereals, corn, sorghum of the 

 saccharine and non-saccharine varieties, millet, cow- 

 peas, soy beans, artichokes and peanuts. The more 

 important of these forage crops include winter rye, 

 rape, vetches, the sorghums and cowpeas. The 

 three first mentioned will be specially valuable in 

 cool weather, and the two last mentioned in the 

 warm season. The mission of cowpeas in provid- 

 ing forage and soiling food in nearly all parts of 

 the section may be made especially important.* 

 Mixed grains are considered of too great value to 

 grow as forage in much of the area named. The 

 more valuable of these forage crops for cattle are 

 winter rye, the sorghums and cowpeas. The more 

 valuable of the same for sheep are winter rye, rape, 

 vetches, the sorghums and cowpeas. And for swine 

 the more valuable are winter rye, rape, alfalfa, cow- 

 peas, artichokes and peanuts. This section is favor- 

 able to the growth of certain of these crops in con- 

 junction, as, for instance, winter rye and rape and 

 cowpeas and sorghum. 



Succession in Section No. 4. In section No. 4 

 the succession in forage crops, in addition to certain 

 native grasses, will include winter rye, the sand 

 vetch and possibly other varieties of vetch, alfalfa, 

 corn, saccharine and non-saccharine sorghums, cow- 

 peas, soy beans and rape. The more valuable of 

 these crops in furnishing forage for cattle will 

 include winter rye, sorghum, cowpeas and the soy 

 bean. These also, along with vetches and rape, 

 would all provide good forage for sheep. For swine 



