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again the same season we can do very well with 9 to 10 acres. 

 Here we have the several crops and areas for soiling 20 cows 

 during the five months of summer feeding : — 



Chart Xo. 1. 



Chart No. 2. — Crop Rotation for the Dairi/ Farm. 



III. 



Crop, 

 Fertilizer, 



Oats and clover, or 

 rye and clover, or 

 wheat and clover. 



14 ton lime per acre. 



Clover. 



10 loads manure 

 per acre. 



Corn. 



20 loads manure 

 per acre. 



Crop.s follow in succession across fields. 



Possibilities of crops : — 



Oats and clover, 10 tons ensilage per acre. 



Rye or wheat, 10 tons per acre. 



Clover, 10 tons per acre. 



Corn, 2") tons ])er acre. 

 1,000 to 1,200 ])(miuls of ensilajje are needed ])er cow per month. 

 5 acres of clover and iy2 acres of either wheat or i ye will feed 20 



cows ensilage for five months. 

 5 acres of land saved for other crops in this crop-rotation system. 

 A good ration for daily cows : — 



30 to 40 pounds ensilage. 

 8 to 10 pounds mixed hay. 

 6 to 10 pounds mixed grain. 



