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of meal fed need not be great. One to two poiumds per day would be 

 sufficient; whenever the pasture begins to fail, however, the meal 

 ration will have to be relatively increased in order to avoid a drop 

 in the milk flow. 



As can be readily understood, meals or meal mixtures most 

 suitable for feeding to cows in winter quarters and on winter feeds 

 are not necessarily the best for feeding to cows on grass. Mixtures 

 of equal parts oats, barley and peas, or of oats, barley and bran, or 

 of oats, corn and peas, or of oats, corn and bran will be found satis- 

 factory. 



SOILING. 



Drought and the hot sun of summer very quickly injure pastures ; 

 and after about the latter end of June, as a rule, recourse must be 

 had to something else to keep up the flow of milk, for if - it is 

 allowed to fall at this time, no amount of care and feed will bring 

 it back to the original flow o: anywhere near it. 



For soiling crops the farmer has abundant material wherofrom 

 to select. Tests at the Experimental Farm, as well as elsewhere, 

 would seem to indicate vetches, peas, oats, clover and corn as the 

 most suitable crops. Where green feed is required earlier than Lie 

 time indicated above, fall rye and fall wheat are much used. Fall 

 rye is ready for cutting at the beginning of June; fall wheat a little 

 later. 



Dairy farmers are, therefore, recommended to prepare and feed 

 somewhat as follows for each 10 cows in their herds: 



1. Clover, 1 acre. To have been sown with the mixture of peas 

 and oats the previous year as described below. 



Feed off June 20 to July 15. 



2. Peas and oats, acre. Sow 1 bushel peas, l bushel oats, 

 and 5 Ibs. red clover seed on one-half acre of land about the first 

 week in May, or earlier if possible. 



Feed off July 15 to 31. 



3. Peas and oats, A acre. Sow same mixture on another half- 

 acre about third week in May. 



Feed off August 1 to 15. 



4. Corn, acre. Sow 10 Ibs. Longfellow corn (or other small 

 variety) in hills 3 feet apart each way. Sow third week in May or 

 as early as possible. Sow on well-drained land, clover sod, manured 

 at rate of 20 loads (tons) per acre. 



