82 FORAGE CROPS 



sections of the country, but in certain sections, hay and 

 pasture are the leading crops. Many of the forage 

 plants serve a double purpose, that of yielding valuable 

 food crops and increasing the fertility of the soil. 



QUESTIONS 



1 . What is a forage crop ? 



2. What crops are used for forage in this country ? In your 

 community ? 



3. What is silage? What crop is most generally used for 

 silage ? 



4. What are some of the leading pasture plants ? 



5. What straw has high value as a forage ? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES 



1. Write a good description of a silo. 



2. Make a collection of forage grasses. Several stems of each, 

 with the leaves and flowers, should be tied together and the 

 bunch neatly labeled. 



3. Explain the process of cutting corn ; baling straw. 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins : 66, Meadows and pastures ; 102, 

 Southern forage plants; 271, Forage crop practices in western 

 Oregon and western Washington ; 300, Some important grasses 

 and forage plants for Gulf Coast region ; 312, Successful South- 

 ern hay farm; 362, Conditions affecting value of market hay; 

 402, Canada blue grass, its culture and uses; 483, The thorn- 

 less prickly pears ; 508, Market hay ; 509, Forage crops for the 

 cotton regions. 



