200 FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



weather a portion of the " winter greens " can be 

 carried to the moveable sheds, which, during the 

 winter, when the " winter greens " occupy the land, 

 will be erected in the same field. 



As regards sectional grazing of M winter greens " in 

 the manner indicated, many farmers imagine that by 

 following out this recommendation, the land would 

 become dreadfully poached. It is evident that they 

 have overlooked the fact that the "winter greens," 

 through the enormous amount of water which they 

 expel from their leaves, help very materially in keep- 

 ing the land dry. Further, it is not intended that the 

 cattle should be constantly kept on the " winter 

 greens." In practice, the cattle get one or two hours' 

 grazing per day, say in the afternoon, when an over- 

 night's frost would be cleared off the crop. If the 

 weather turns out excessively wet or frost continues, 

 then the cattle should be kept all day in the moveable 

 sheds and ensilage used as a succulent food. Cattle 

 will turn from " winter greens " to ensilage and vice- 

 versa at very short notice without any ill-effects. The 

 stack of ensilage and also the stacks of hay should, 

 of course, be built in close proximity to the moveable 

 shed. 



AFTER WINTER GREENS 



After the " winter greens " have been consumed, 

 the land may be ploughed up and sown with tares, 

 and a grass seed mixture as in the case of the corn 

 crop being sown down with the tares. The type of 

 seed mixture may also be varied. It may consist, 

 chiefly, of rye grass and ordinary clover, or 10 to 



