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7 What are the common pasture plants of the region? 



8 What are the usual crops grown on the dairy farms of this 

 regioi ? 



9 What feeds do dairy farmers in this region buy ? What cash 

 crops or other products are sold from dairy farms ? 



10 What crop rotations are used in the region? Do they in- 

 clude the types of crops that make a good cropping system? 



11 What are the usual methods of handling manure in this re- 

 gion ? Is it taken out of the barns with a carrier, loaded on a wagon 

 drive i through the barn, or is it thrown out into the barnyard? 

 Do a ly farmers in the region haul manure every day? Do any 

 have a shed in which manure is kept? What proportion of the 

 f armt rs clean up and haul all the manure at least twice a year ? 

 On \v lat crops is the manure usually applied, and at what rate per 

 acre ? 



12 How many months are animals usually kept in the barn 

 here ? About how many tons of manure are available for each ani- 

 mal u lit kept ? If possible find the tons of manure hauled by some 

 farme- and number of animals kept. How many tons were there 

 per ai imal unit ? 



13. For some farm in the region find the area, acres of crops 

 grown, number of each kind of animals, and crop rotation. Calcu- 

 late tl le number of animal units and probable tons of manure avail- 

 able. On which crops, how often, and at what rate would you use 

 this iranure? 



LABORATORY EXERCISES 



35. Field Trip to a Farm. Visit one or more dairy farms. Make 

 sketches of the farms, showing location of different fields. What 

 crops * r ere grown on each field last year ? What was done with the 

 crops ? What areas will probably be grown this year ? On which 

 field is the manure applied? How is the manure cared for? Is 

 the pasture permanent or rotated? What are the chief plants in 

 the pasture ? Is the pasture land good land for use in raising grain? 

 What disposition was made of the crops last year? Are the fields 

 and pasture conveniently arranged as to size and nearness to the 

 barn? What is the kind and amount of fencing? How many 

 months in the year are the stock kept on pasture? For how many 

 months does the pasture furnish all the feed ? How many animal 

 units are kept in the pasture ? How many acres of pasture per ani- 

 mal unit ? 



