28 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



Mixed grasses. — Following crimson clover a mix- 

 ture of red and alsike clover, timothy (and some- 

 times red-top added) has been used for feeding with 

 good results early in June. This combination 

 affords a palatable forage and may be fed from ten 

 days to three weeks, depending upon the character 

 of the mixture. There is probably no forage crop 

 that is relished more by dairy animals than this mix- 

 ture of grasses and clovers, if cut at the proper time. 



Peas and oats. — This mixture affords a very 

 serviceable crop and very rarely fails to give a good 

 yield when planted early. It supplies forage when 

 other crops are not usually available, unless large 

 quantities of alfalfa are sown, thus providing a 

 second cutting at this time. It may be seeded at in- 

 tervals ranging from a week to ten days, the crops 

 being harvested in the order of their maturity. This 

 mixture also makes excellent hay, although more 

 difficult to secure than ordinary grasses. Like 

 alfalfa and crimson clover, it needs to be cured in 

 windrows or small cocks for best results, and when 

 so handled it is of great value as a milk producer. 

 Vetch is sometimes used in place of peas, with 

 equally good results. 



Indian corn. — For general forage purposes no an- 

 nual crop has been found superior to Indian corn. 

 If quick curing varieties are grown, two crops may 

 be obtained in one season from the same area. The 

 thoroughbred U'hite Flint is particularly valuable 

 for forage purposes. It grows very rapidly and 

 branches from the base, thus producing from three 

 to five stalks from a single kernel. This variety ako 



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