44 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



CHAPTER V 



VALUE OF FORAGE CROPS PER ACRE COM- 

 PARED WITH CLOVER HAY AND WHEAT 

 BRAN 



The arrangement of crops (see page 45) furn- 

 ished a continuous supply of forage for the dairy 

 herd From May ist until Nov. 1st. The wheat on 

 acres 3, 4, and 5, the alfalfa on acre 8, and the crim- 

 son clover on acres 13, 14, and 15, were used for 

 green manure. The total yield per acre for all crops 

 in the year's rotation shows a profitable return. 

 Leaving out of consideration the crops that were 

 turned under, and the mixed grasses, which were 

 not in the regular rotation, six acres yielded less 

 than ten tons, eleven acres yielded more than ten 

 tons and less than fifteen, four yielded over fifteen 

 and less than twenty, while one yielded over twenty 

 tons. The average yield per acre for the crops in 

 the regular rotations, not including those turned 

 under, was 12.15 tons. 



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