FARM CROPS 9 



portion of the farm is divided into meadows 

 and pastures. Meadows really belong to the 

 division of forage crops, as they produce hay for 

 future use. They differ however from the forage 

 crops grown on the arable land in that they are 

 permanent, that is to say, they produce hay 

 year after year, whereas forage crops are usually 

 ploughed up after a year, in some cases after 

 two or three years, and in the case of lucerne 

 or sainfoin, longer. Meadows differ again 

 from ordinary forage crops in that they act as 

 pastures at certain times of the year, usually 

 after hay-making, when they are grazed for a 

 short time. The pastures on a farm are used 

 solely for grazing stock, and form the bulk of 

 the food for animals during summer. 



It will thus be seen that on the average 

 mixed farm the stock are during summer fed 

 chiefly on grass, supplemented, however, with 

 some hay and corn and perhaps green forage 

 crops if the pastures fail through drought. 

 During this time the arable land and meadows 

 are growing supplies of roots, corn and hay to 

 provide food for the stock in winter, when the 

 pastures are not yielding. 



It will now be evident that the greater 



