tons have been obtained. It is ready to pasture from two to three 

 months after seeding. An acre of rape will carry approximately 

 fifteen sheep or hogs for one month. In regard to its feeding value 

 it contains about 87 per cent water, 2 per cent ash, 8 per cent diges- 

 tible carbohydrates and fat (fat formers) and 3 per cent digestible 

 protein (flesh formers). 



KALE 



Kale is similar to rape in its requirements. The variety Thousand 

 Headed is best for forage. It grows to a height of from three to 

 five feet and produces heavy and continuous succulent feed. With 

 irrigation it may be planted in early fall and will produce abundant 

 feed during the winter and following summer. Without irrigation 

 the land should be fallowed to conserve the moisture and the seed 

 planted with the first rains, in hills about three feet apart each way. 

 A few seeds are put in each hill and the young plants thinned out 

 when they appear above ground. By this method cross- and length- 

 wise cultivation is possible and the moisture conserved throughout 

 the summer. 



Cattle will eat the leaves and sheep the leaves and stalks so that 

 there is no waste. So far as known it is the only forage plant that 

 can be utilized for greed feed both summer and winter without irri- 

 gation in California. For this reason it is prized by poultrymen. 



GIANT MARROW CABBAGE 



Giant marrow cabbage comes from the Island of Jersey and is 

 said to be a hybrid secured by crossing kohl-rabi, thousand-headed 

 kale and the Jersey chou. It is similar to kale except that the stems 

 become very tall, thick and fleshy. The crop has given excellent 

 results in Western Washington and may do well in the north coastal 

 region of this state. 



MUSTARD 



White mustard may be sown broadcast in January or February 

 on the poorer soils and furnish fair sheep feed in April or May. It 

 may be grown in the interior valleys or coastal region and with or 

 without irrigation. 



ROOT CROPS 



Roots are well adapted to the humid belt along the Pacific Coast 

 without irrigation. They require clean land of good deep tilth. The 

 land may be prepared in a similar manner to that described for rape. 

 Seaweed is abundant on the coast and directly adjacent to many 

 farms on which roots could be grown successfully. Where farm 



