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SWEET CLOVER. 



Sweet clover (or melilot, whose seed is sold on the market under 

 the name of Bokhara clover), is a biennial plant, looked upon as a 

 weed in most places. Owing to its bitter taste, it is not much 

 relished by stock. They can, however, be taught to eat it. To be 

 palatable, it must be cut very early, because it makes a fast and 

 rank growth and soon becomes woody. It will grow on the poorest 

 of soils, and its chief value, therefore, would seem to lie in its 

 manurial qualities. It is now being sown in clover mixtures for 

 meadows. The white variety is the most prolific and the most 

 succulent. 



TIMOTHY. 



When cut on the green side and well cured, timothy is much 

 liked by cattle and gives fairly satisfactory returns. It is, however, 

 usually too coarse and dry to be as well liked as a forage should 

 be to give good results. In addition to this fault, it is, in composition, 

 suitable for fattening rather than for producing milk and should 

 be fed dairy cattle only when other more suitable forage is not 

 available. It is, however, when out at the right stage, viz., early 

 blossoming, a highly digestible and very nutritious forage. 



VETCH HAY. 



Vetch hay is a good and palatable feed for dairy cows, being 

 high in nutrients, especially protein. The best materials to be fed 

 along with it are roots, corn and oats. Neither oil meal nor a great 

 quantity of bran is necessary. 



WESTERN RYE GRASS. 



This grass has succeeded remarkably well (under cultivation and 

 is one of the best western hay grasses, producing a large number of 

 leaves and a straight, slender stem. It is an early grass and does 

 well on heavy soil even when impregnated with alkali. It is very 

 nutritious. 



STEAW AND FODDER CORN. 



CORN FODDER. 



Corn fodder is the name given to the whole corn plant harvested 

 with the ears on. It is a very valuable feed when fed alone, but one 

 which does not lend itself to exactness, for it is impossible to pro- 



