42 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



UNTREATED PLOT — 4.6 TONS TREATED PLOT — 7.5 TONS 



PER ACRE PER ACRE 



EXPERIMENT WITH NITRATE OF SODA ON WHEAT 



CHAPTER IV 



A SUCCESSION OF FORAGE CROPS FOR 

 FIFTY FULL GROWN ANIMALS 



The following table shows a succession of forage 

 crops actually grown at the Experiment Station Farm 

 in New Jersey, and which furnished a continuous 

 supply of forage from May ist to November ist, 

 or six months. Data showing the time of planting 

 and harvesting, cost of production and yield are also 

 given in connection with the table. The number of 

 acres used for supplying the 278 tons of forage was 

 24, 10 of which were used exclusively for forage 

 crops, while the other 13 were only used a part 

 of the season. 



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