CHAPTER XIII. 

 SOILING CHOPS. 



THE different crops that may be used to advantage 

 may be selected from the following list by the soiler, 

 with reference to the nature of his soil, climate, and 

 the condition of his farm, and the kind of stock 

 soiled. 



I have noticed only those that have come into 

 general use, and with which I have had personal 

 experience, unless otherwise stated. Rye, followed 

 by wheat (sown in the fall), followed by spring sow- 

 ings of oats and peas, and these by sweet corn and 

 sorghum, with millet, crimson clover, and barley to 

 carry the stock through to ensilage. 



RYE. 



There is probably no other plant grown for soiling 

 which furnishes such an abundance of food early in 

 the season. It occupies the ground when no other 

 crop except wheat will grow. It is less sensitive to 

 cold than wheat, and its vegetation is more rapid. 

 It may also be cultivated longer on the same soil 

 than any other crop of cereals, as it is far less ex- 

 haustive to the soil. It will produce a fair yield 

 where wheat will not pay the expense of growing 



