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Top dress in the spring with 100 pounds nitrate of soda. 

 In case of clover use 50 pounds nitrate of soda for the spring top 

 dressing. 



II. For oats and peas, and barley and peas. 



Nitrate of soda,* 200 pounds. 



Acid phosphate, 300 pounds. 



Muriate of potash, 150 pounds. 



III. For millet and peas, and corn and beans.** 



Nitrate of soda,* 200 pounds. 



Acid phosphate, 300 pounds. 



Muriate of potash, 200 pounds. 



The fertilizers may in all cases be sown broadcast and harrowed in. 



D. FEEDING FORAGE CROPS FOR MILK PRODUCTION. 



When forage crops are grown to supplement pastures the feeding 

 of a reasonable amount at night is quite satisfactory. If the pas- 

 turage is very deficient another feeding in the morning may be made, 

 or the morning feed may consist of a few quarts of grain as follows : 



I. II. 



2 quarts of gluten feed. 100 pounds gluten feed. 



100 pounds wheat bran or mixed feed. 

 Mix and feed 2 to 4 quarts. 



III. 



100 pounds gluten feed. 

 100 pounds hominy meal. 

 Mix and feed 2 to 3 quarts. 



Should summer soiling be practiced exclusively, five pounds of 

 hay may be fed daily together with what green material the animals 

 will eat. This usually amounts to about 60 to 80 pounds a day. 

 An exception is made to this method in case of clover and millet. 

 It is not wise to feed over 50 pounds of these latter crops for the 

 reason that more clover is likely to cause bloating, and an excess of 

 millet acts as a laxative and diuretic. While animals will consume 

 as high as 80 pounds of millet for the first few days an abnormal 

 looseness of the bowels quite frequently develops, and they are 

 inclined to refuse over 50 or 60 pounds daily thereafter. In those 

 cases therefore 10 pounds of hay are fed daily together with oQ 

 pounds of the green crops. It is generally economy in order to 



*Shoul(l the soil be light and leach easily, one-half of the nitrate of soda may be 

 replaced tiy 200 pounds of dry ground fish, or cottonseed meal. 



**Shonld millet and corn be grown without the peas and beans, it would be 

 advisable to add 150 pounds of dry ground fish, especially if the land is light. 



