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of barley and three of oats and peas are depended 

 upon to supply the July feeding. These four spring 

 seedings I have been able to get in (in Western New 

 York) during the month of April. This brings us to 

 the question of supplying the 



CROPS FOR AUGUST. 



With the last sowing of oats and peas, whenever 

 it is (either a week earlier or a week later than last 

 year signifies nothing. Go straight along with the 

 programme), make the first sowing of corn Stowell's 

 Evergreen (or some other medium-sized variety), 

 and continue with corn and sorghum during the 

 month of May for the August and first week of Sep- 

 tember; as corn is longer in condition to feed than 

 oats and peas, more can be sown at a time. I have 

 never practised it, but think very highly of the idea 

 of sowing sorghum in alternate rows or in the same 

 row with corn. These crops may be sown on the 

 land from whence came the wheat and rye cuttings in 

 May. The sorghum or corn and sorghum should be 

 sufficient to last through the first half of September, 

 or as long as it is safe to depend upon its not being 

 cut by frost. This brings us to and into 



CROPS FOR SEPTEMBER. 



As the barley and oats and peas are consumed in 

 June, the ground they occupied is put into millet 

 and barley for October (to be followed by ensilage 



