on the culture of alfalfa free on request. An acre of alfalfa or clover will produce 

 500 to COO Ib. of pork when fed with a proper grain ration. 



Woodland Pasture. In a rich, moist woodland, mature hogs will probably find 

 enough roots and tender vegetation, together with grubs, to support them in summer. 

 But young pigs will do badly under these conditions without other food. Pigs are 

 apt to run wild unless fed a little at home. 



Kale and Rape. Thousand-headed kale and Dwarf Es?ex rape are closely related. 

 For summer and autumn pasture few crops are more satisfactory. Land for rape or 

 kale should be well manured. For early summer use the seed is sown as soon as 

 the ground is warmed up well in the spring. For later use the seeding may be 

 delayed, and this gives the opportunity for many weeds to be destroyed by cultiva- 

 tion before the seed or plants are put in. This is a big advantage. 



Both these crops may be sown broadcast on clean land, or drilled in rows 32 

 inches apart, but kale is better grown in beds and transplanted after the field is 

 thoroughly cleaned, thus saving much hand-hoeing. A bulletin on kale-growing is 

 issued by the Department. 



By pasturing and cultivating two or three times the crop may be kept growing 

 all summer. After the fall rains come both rape and kale make a vigorous growth. 

 They stand a great deal of frost, and can be used until December, or later in a 

 mild climate. A good deal of waste occurs in the pasturing, and to prevent this 

 some cut the crop and feed it in racks to the hogs. 



Kale is less likely to be injured by plant-lice in late summer than rape. Small 

 hogs can be turned on about two months after planting, but before grown hogs are 

 turned on the growth should be large enough, so that they will feed on the leaves 

 instead of biting off the stem or pulling up the plant. The stem will then keep 

 sprouting new leaves. One acre of rape or kale can save 2,000 Ib. of grain, fed 

 along with a half-grain ration. 



Rape and Oats. One bushel of oats and 4 Ib. of rape-seed is recommended as a 

 mixture for summer pasture. It can be used from the time the growth is 5 or 6 

 inches high until fall. The oats are not eaten as readily as the rape, and this gives 

 the oats a chance to head out. In eating the ripe grain considerable is dropped. 



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This sprouts during the fall rains, and together with the rape grows vigorously, 

 making fine late pasture in mild climates until spring. 



Rape and Clover. A most satisfactory summer pasture can be secured by sowing 

 3 Ib. of rape-seed and 10 Ib. clover together in late spring. 



Kale and Rape in Corn. About 4 Ib. of kale or rape seed per acre sown at the 

 time of the last cultivation of the corn will grow well after the corn is cut, and 

 provide good winter pasture in the milder climates. 



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