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one two weeks later, would furnish a supply of green 

 food when it is most likely to be needed. If it is a 

 question of selecting crops for a system of complete 

 soiling, nothing more suggestive can be offered as 

 to species and succession than schemes prepared by 

 Phelps for Connecticut, and by Voorhees for New 

 Jersey: 



Connecticut scheme 



Approximate 

 Species of crop Time of seeding time of feeding 



Winter rye Sept. 1 May 10-20 



Winter wheat Sept. 5-10 May 20- June 5 



Clover July 20-30 June 5-15 



Grass (from meadows) . . . . June 15-25 



Oats and peas April 10 June 25-July 10 



Oats and peas April 20 July 10-20 



Oats and peas April 30 July 20- Aug. 1 



Hungarian June 1 Aug. 1-10 



Clover, rowen Aug. 10-20 



Soy beans May 25 Aug. 20-Sept. 5 



Cow peas June 5-10 Sept. 5-20 



Rowen grass (meadows).. Sept. 20-30 



Barley and peas Aug. 5-10 Oct. 1-30 



New Jersey scheme 



Approximate 

 Species of crop Time of seeding time of feeding 



Winter rye Sept. May 1-10 



Winter wheat Sept. May 10-20 



Crimson clover Sept. May 20- June 1 



Oats and peas April 1 June 1-10 



Oats and peas April 10 June 10-20 



Mixed grasses Sept. June 20-30 



Oats and peas May 10 July 1-10 



Cow peas May 20 July 10-20 



Corn June 1 July 20-Aug. 1 



Japanese millet June 20 Aug. 1-10 



