MIDSUMMER FORAGE CROPS. 



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of the farm, regardless of drouth or other abnormal climatic conditions. 

 Any part of the crop not needed for summer feeding in the green state can 

 be cured in the form of excellent winter fodder. It may be sown any time 

 after the season opens until as late as August 1st. The latter date is rather 

 late, but it may often be sown after a crop of wheat, barley or early oats 

 have been taken from the field. The yield from the Iowa Experiment 

 Station fields has been as high as 29 tons per acre of green fodder and ten 

 tons of fairly well cured fodder. About 100 pounds of seed per acre should 

 be sown to give the best quality of fodder. The yield is practically the same 

 regardless of the quantity of seed sown within the limit of 40 to 120 pounds. 



IDEAL'S PRIDE AN UNPROFITABLE DAIRY COW. 



Yearly Butter Record, 128 Pounds; Net Loss, $1.07. 



Next to sorghum, as a forage crop for midsummer feeding in Iowa, 

 I should place the soy bean. This plant does not yield as heavily as sorghum, 

 yet it is a hardy, vigorous grower and has better drouth resisting qual- 

 ities. Durjng the intense heat and drouth of the past summer, both of 

 these crops stood the conditions perfectly and yielded well. The soy bean 

 produces a crop of grain as well as forage. It may be used for green feed 

 during the summer months to good advantage, or it may be allowed to 

 ripen beans and be thrashed for winter feeding. A good crop yields from 

 25 to 30 bushels of beans per acre. It is a rich, highly concentrated feed, 



