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'cutely stepping clear over the crop in passing from 

 row to row. Again, growing in rows permits of the 

 running of the cultivator through the crop after each 

 grazing, which has the effect of freshening up the soil 

 and preventing the growth of weeds. 



A winter pasture of rape alone is suited to either 

 sheep, cattle, or pigs. Even dairy cows for a large part 

 of the winter, late autumn, and early spring will greatly 

 appreciate an hour or so on the rape, and their owner 

 will appreciate it too, when he finds how such green 

 feeding increases the milk flow, and, other experiments 

 notwithstanding, influences also the quality of the milk. 



