CROPPING FOR MOUNTAIN FARMS 119 



degree Fahrenheit for every 270 feet rise above sea 

 level. 



A mistake I have often seen made is to leave an early- 

 sown tare crop ungrazed in late autumn, with the view 

 of having the spring feeding all the earlier. When this 

 has been tried, the invariable result is that the soft 

 growth of tares has been cut down by winter frost or 

 snow and not only the top killed but the root also. 



When grass seeds are sown with a late summer tare 

 crop the amount of vetches must be reduced somewhat, 

 otherwise the grass seeds may be smothered. A suitable 

 mixture will be : — 



5 St. winter vetches per statute acre. 

 2 St. winter wheat „ „ 



2 St. winter oats ,, „ 



2 St. winter rye ,, „ 



with grass seed mixture. 



The vetch mixture and grass seeds can be sown 

 at the same time, the former, as previously de- 

 scribed, like an ordinary corn crop, and the latter 

 more shallow under the final stroke of the harrow, just 

 before rolling. 



The intention is to convert the vetches into hay 

 during the month of June or early July, to provide dry 

 food for feeding to the stock in winter time along with 

 the winter greens. A certain amount of dry fodder 

 must, of course, be fed with the greens to prevent 

 excessive purging, and, again, dry fodder will be 

 needed as a standby during very frosty weather or 

 when the ground is covered with snow. 



SILAGE MAKING 



There is, of course, more snow on the higher elevation 

 than on the lower. The snow also remains longer. As 

 an extra precaution and to provide laxative food 



