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dition of the animal. Hay of oats is best chopped for that pur- 

 pose. A temporary increase of bran, oilcakes, gluten meal 

 and fodder articles of a similar composition instead of corn 

 meal suggests itself in this connection as an improvement on 

 our daily fodder rations during a first trial. 



Taking our mode of cultivation into consideration, it seems 

 advisable to cultivate for the supply of one cov*^, for the period 

 of time above stated, an area of from 5,000 to 5,500 square feet 

 of oats, and from 7,000 to 7,500 square feet each of vetch, ser- 

 radella and cow-pea. In case oats and vetch are to be raised 

 as a mixed crop, 12,000 square feet might be the limit. The 

 oats mature too rapidly to answer for more than two weeks as a 

 green fodder. 



The field (C) turned to account for the purpose described 

 above is in a first-class condition for the cultivation of winter 

 grains, as far as time of seeding, clean cultivation and special 

 accumulation of plant food is concerned. Vetch, serradella 

 and cow-pea belong to the valuable family of Leguminosce ; 

 they, like the clover, enrich the soil in the interest of grain 

 crops. A variety of wheat occupies at present the area. 



An analysis of the hay of oats used in our feeding experi- 

 ment has been stated on a previous page ; that of English hay 

 follows here : — 



HAY. 



[From Station Fields, 1885.] 



