SOWING AND MANURING OF TARES 41 



Of course the above remarks are primarily intended 

 for the man who is continuous-cropping on a fairly ex- 

 tensive scale. On a twenty-acre holding the cultivation 

 and sowing will always be done on small areas of about 

 an acre at a time. Still, in these circumstances the 

 conservation of soil moisture and judgment in the 

 tilling of the land are all-important. 



CO-OPERATION AND MANURING AND SEEDING 

 THE TARE HAY CROP 



To talk of using such implements as the disc harrow, 

 triple cultivator, and motor tractor on a small farm 

 may appear to some people ridiculous, but there are 

 many examples of expensive machinery being used on 

 small farms in these countries where co-operative 

 methods have been adopted. 



As to the manuring of the tare hay crop, the intention 

 is to consume the preceding soiling crop on the land 

 or, if any portion of the crop is house fed, to cart 

 the manure resulting from its consumption back 

 on the land. Wherever this system is followed no 

 further manure will be required for the tare hay crop. 

 If it is not possible to manure the land in this manner, 

 then the same system of manuring should be followed 

 as has already been recornmended for the growing of 

 tares for soiling. 



Where tares are intended to be cut for hay, it is 

 generally advisable slightly to reduce the amount of 

 vetch seed and increase the other seeds say : — 



5 St. of 14 lb. of vetch p 



4 to 5 St. of 14 lb. of winter oats 

 4 to 5 St. of 14 lb. of wheat or winter 

 beardless barley 

 Rye should be substituted for barley in northern 

 districts and on heavy land. 



