CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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General View of Forage Crops , .... 1-12 



The measures of value in forage crops 2 



Importance of succulent foods for dairy cows G 



Regional questions 9 



Pastures and meadows 11 



CHAPTER II 



Forage Crops for Hay and for Improving the Land . . 13-2G 



Hay standards 15 



Improvement of rotations 17 



Land and seeding 23 



Harvesting and curing 25 



CHAPTER III 



Forage Crops for Soiling 27-45 



Balanced rations 28 



Soiling versus pasturing 30 



Cost of nutrients in soiling crops 32 



Experiments to determine the cost of nutrients .... 33 



Rotation systems 34 



The rotations must be carefully planned 38 



Plant-food must be provided 40 



Preparation of land 41 



Cover-crops 42 



Forage-crop rations 43 



Summer silage 44 



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