FORAGE CROPS 103 



hills by hand from eight to twelve inches apart, or they may be 

 drilled in rows, sometime in May. The crop matures early and 

 should be harvested before frost in the fall. Peanuts are grown 

 in many parts of the United States, but they are produced mostly 

 in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, and the 

 South Atlantic States. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name the classes of forage crops and give examples. 



2. Define (a) pasture, (6) temporary pasture, (c) permanent pasture. 



3. Discuss (a) Kentucky blue grass, (&) Bermuda grass, (c) redtop grass. 



4. What is meant by soiling crops ? 



5. Discuss silage. 



6. Discuss the annual forage plants. 



7. Describe the various kinds of millets. 



8. Discuss the legumes. 



9. Describe the three methods of inoculating legumes. 



10. Name the clovers. 



11. Describe (a) crimson clover, (6) red clover, (c) Alsike clover, (d) white 

 clover. 



12. Discuss alfalfa. 



13. Discuss the cultivation of cowpeas. 



14. Describe the cultivation of the soy bean. 



15. Which kind of forage crop enriches the soil the most ? 



16. How does the soy bean compare with Indian corn in the amount 

 of nitrogen it contains ? Compare both as to the amount of protein. 



17. Calculate the relative amounts of water, protein, and nitrogen in 

 one hundred and seventy-five pounds of corn and one hundred and seventy- 

 five pounds of cowpeas. 



REFERENCES 



Alfalfa, Coburn. 



Clover Farming, Wallace. 



Silos and Silage, Miles. 



Forage Crops Other than Grasses, Thomas Shaw. 



Leguminous Crops, Farmers' Bulletin No. 278. 



