SUCCESSION OF FORAGE CROPS 



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CHAPTER VI 



SUCCESSION OF FORAGE CROPS IN DIF- 

 FERENT STATES 



The tables shown in this connection will serve as 

 guides to the dairymen in these particular States. 

 While it is not expected that any of these systems 

 can be followed in detail, they may prove useful. 



EXAMPLES OF ROTATIONS OF SOILING CROPS 



Soiling Crops Adapted to Northern New England States — 

 Lindsey. (For lo Cows, Entire Soiling) 



Kind 



Seed per Acre 



Time of 

 Seeding 



Area 



Time of Cutting 



Rye 



Wlieat 



Bed Clover... 

 Grass and Clover 



Vetcli and Oats. 



Vetch and Oats. 



Peas and Oats . . 



Peas and Oats... 



Barnyard Millet. 

 Barnyard Millet. 

 Soy Beans 

 (medium green) 



Corn 



Corn 



Hungarian 



Barley and Peas 



2 bushels 



a bushels 



20 pounds 



% bus. Red Top, 1 



peck Timothy, 10 

 lbs. Red Clover — 



3 bus. Oats, 50 lbs. 

 Vetch 



3 bus. Oats, 50 lbs. 



Vetch 



1% bus. Canada Peas, 



11/2 bus. Oats 



1% bus. Canada Peas, 



11/2 bus. Oats 



1 peck 



1 peck 



18 quarts. 



Sept. 10-15.... 

 Sept. 10-15.... 

 .Tuly 15-Aug. 1 



September ... 



April 20 



April 30 



April 20 



1 bushel 



IV2 bus. Peas, m bus 

 Barley 



April 30. 

 May 10.. 

 May 25.. 



May 20.. 

 May 20.. 

 May 30.. 

 July 15.. 



Aug. 5... 



V2 acre 

 V2 acre 

 % acre 



% acre 



M acre 



V2 acre 



% acre 



% acre 

 % acre 

 Vs acre 



Vs acre 

 V3 acre 

 Va acre 

 M acre 



1 acre 



May 20-May 30 

 June 1-June 15 

 June 15-June 25 



June 15-June 30 



June 



July 



June 



25-July 10 

 10-July 20 

 25-July 10 



,Tuly 

 July 

 Aug. 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



10-July 20 

 25-Aug. 10 

 10-Aug. 20 



25-Sept. 15 

 25-Sept. 10 

 10-Sept. 20 

 20-Sept. 30 



Oct. 1-Oct. 20 



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