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rate of two bushels of peas to one or one and one- 

 half bushels of oats. This proportion is frequently 

 desirable, depending on the relative price of seed 

 and adaptability of soil. The forage and hay will 

 be much richer in protein than is given in these 

 analyses. 



When this crop' is seeded primarily to supple- 

 ment natural pastures, it is often used as pasture 

 rather than as a soiling crop. This is a very waste- 

 ful practice, as under the best conditions of pas- 

 turage not more than one-third to one-half of the 

 actual food will be used by the animals. 



Observations of the effect of feeding of oat- and 

 pea forage to dairy cows show that it exerts a 

 very favorable influence on the physical quality 

 of milk. When farmers are raising their own 

 milk and selling it to special customers, there are 

 very great advantages in using this crop, either as 

 green forage or as hay. 



OATS -AND -VETCH 



The methods or practice used in the growing of 

 oats-and-peas apply in the case of oats-and- 

 spring- vetch {Vicia sativa). This crop is not so 

 palatable as oats-and-peas and has not been so 

 generally used. The chief difference in manage- 

 ment is in the quantity of seed used per acre. Thus 

 far, the seeding of one and one -half bushels of 



