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EXPERIMENTS WITH ROOTS AND FORAGE CROPS 



sufficiently for hay, which is usually the latter part of July. 

 Then the remainder of the field is cut and cured. The amount 

 of seed for best results is, we believe, i bushel of peas to i^ 

 of oats. The peas should be well covered, and the oats sown 



Fig. II. — Oats and peas, 1896, College farm. 



broadcast and brushed in afterward. Coming off early, as they 

 do, a second crop can easily be grown upon the same land. 

 Fig. 1 1 is a photograph of a crop of oats and peas grown on 

 the College farm in 1896. 



The fertilizer commonly used by us is 170 pounds dissolved 

 bone black, 170 pounds ground bone, 210 pounds muriate of 

 potash, 45 pounds dried blood, and 45 pounds nitrate of soda 

 per acre. Anywhere from 2^ to 4 tons of green forage is an 

 average crop under ordinary conditions. The pea belongs to 

 the leguminous plants, and like them contains a high percentage 

 of plant food, \vhich constitutes its value. 



