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excellent account in providing swine forage, espe- 

 cially when sown early. 



Succession in Section No. 6. — In Section No. 6, 

 in addition to certain native grasses, the succession 

 in forage crops will include winter rye, alfalfa, clo- 

 ver, mixed cereals, peas, vetches, sorghum and rape. 

 Alfalfa and clover may not succeed in the extreme 

 northern portion of Section No. 6, but in the more 

 southern valleys of the same they grow wonderfully 

 well when supplied with water. Mixed cereals 

 grow admirably under similar conditions, but where 

 clovers will grow the same necessity does not exist 

 for growing cereals for forage. The most impor- 

 tant of these forage crops for cattle in this section 

 is clover, next in order is winter rye, and after win- 

 ter rye mixed cereals. These are all important for 

 sheep and are easily grown for them, and, of course, 

 rape and sorghum may be added to the list. Alfalfa, 

 clover and peas are the most important for swine. 

 With such pastures for swine, pork should be pro- 

 duced very cheaply and of unsurpassed quality in 

 Section No. 6. 



Succession in Section No. 7. — In many parts of 

 section No.. 7 the native grasses grow very shyly, 

 because of the dry weather. More reliance, there- 

 fore, must be placed on the other crops that may be 

 grown for forage. The succession in these includes 

 winter rye, alfalfa, the saccharine and non- 

 saccharine sorghums, the cowpea, soy beans, the 

 sand vetch and rape. Much of the crop could only 

 be grown by irrigation. Because of this, however, 

 the succession in the crops could be more perfectly 

 controlled than where irrigation is not practiced, 

 and in the absence of a regular and reliable rainfall 



