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recovered from this trouble towards the close of September, 

 and was in a healthy condition by October 6. The crop 

 was light, compared with results of previous years ; it 

 resisted cold spells to an exceptional degree, being still 

 green October 23. The serradella has furnished us in pre- 

 vious years an exceptionally valuable green fodder, at the 

 rate of from ten to eleven tons of green feed per acre. 



Bokhara clover (Melilotas alba) , four rows, three feet three 

 inches apart. Sown May 23, and had reached a height of 

 over three feet June 16, when it was cut, not yet in bloom. 

 The second growth was much lighter than the first, and was 

 blooming August 7. The plants were not affected by frost 

 October 13. The Bokhara clover furnishes a luxuriant 

 growth, and has a pleasant aromatic odor. It deserves a 

 trial as ensilage, when cut before blooming. 



Spring vetch ( Vicia saliva), four rows, three feet three 

 inches apart. The seed was sown May 14. The young- 

 plants appeared above ground May 23, and began to bloom 

 July 2. The crop was cut when beginning to dry, August 

 17. This plant has a well-established reputation as an 

 excellent fodder crop for dairy purposes. We have for sev- 

 eral years raised, very satisfactorily, a mixed crop of vetch 

 and oats, to serve as green fodder for our cows. The yield 

 is liberal, and makes a good hay when properly dried. 



Winter vetch, four rows. This variety proved to be 

 somewhat later in blooming, otherwise it showed no particu- 

 lar difference from the former. 



Kidney vetch, four rows, two feet apart. The seed was 

 sown May 14 ; the young plants were noticed above ground 

 May 23. The growth was very slow, the plants measuring 

 only three inches in height September 19. They failed to 

 develop blossoms. 



Sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), four rows, three feet three 

 inches apart. Sown May 23, 1890 ; began blooming May 

 25. The growth was twenty inches high and almost through 

 blooming when cut, July 17. The second crop was light. 

 Frosts during October did not affect the foliage. Several 

 years' trial shows that the growth is frequently seriously 

 winter-killed. 



Yellow trefoil, four rows, three feet three inches apart. 



