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field, where the nodules have been abundant on the roots of the 

 crop ; or by getting the dried nodules from the roots of a crop, and 

 saving them over until another year. This last method may be 

 carried out by pulling a part of the crop where the nodules are 

 plentiful, and when the fodder is well dried, shaking the dirt and 

 nodules adhering to the roots onto bran sacks, and then saving this 

 material over winter for use in treating the seed for another crop. 

 By mixing this dry material with the seed just before it is planted, 

 the crop will become inoculated quite early in its growth, and more 

 completely so than where soil inoculation is practised. The most 

 common method, however, is to dig about 1,000 pounds of surface 

 soil from an old soy bean field, and use it broadcast on the new 

 field, harrowing it in before planting the seed. 



Oats and Peas. 



Oats and Canada field peas, which so many find valuable for 

 summer feeding and for hay when sown early in the spring, may 

 also be grown as a fall forage. This crop can be sown in July on 

 fields where rye has been harvested, or after early-cut grass. The 

 peas should be plowed under rather shallow, at the rate of IJ 

 bushels per acre, or else be deeply harrowed in with a wheel har- 

 row ; while the oats should be sown at the same rate, and be lightly 

 harrowed in. This crop may be fed green, or in many seasons, 

 when grown on rich soil, will make a valuable hay for harvesting 

 early in October. 



Barley and Peas. 



Barley and peas is another forage crop valuable for fall feeding. 

 It has advantages for late forage not possessed by oats and peas. 

 While oats are damaged by heavy frosts, barley will remain vigor- 

 ous and continue to grow until early in November. This makes 

 the barley and peas valuable for late soiling purposes or for pas- 

 turing. The barley and peas should be sown at the rate of \S 

 bushels of each per acre, and the crop may be sown as late as the 

 first week in August. We have used this crop for soiling purposes 

 as late as the middle of November. Some farmers have had poor 

 success in growing the peas when sown in the summer. Where this 

 is the case, the oats or the barley may be grown alone, and wiU 

 produce good crops when seeded at the rate of 2^ or 3 bushels per 

 acre. 



Winter Vetch. 



A valuable fall forage crop which may be grown for pasturage 

 is winter vetch. This may be grown alone, or with winter wheat. 

 This combination has been grown more commonly as an early spring 



