CHAPTER XIII 



FODDER CROPS 



T T is not difficult to get a large flow of milk from 

 good cows, if it be done regardless of food 

 cost; but in order to do it economically the dairy- 

 man must endeavor to grow most of his feed and 

 to make such selection of crops as yield the larg- 

 est returns for the least labor. 



The majority of farmers are attempting to 

 care for too much land. Fifty acres under intense 

 cultivation will bring in more revenue than one 

 hundred and fifty acres farmed by the average 

 man. 



The sooner farmers wake up to the advantages 

 of growing alfalfa, the better. Alfalfa is one of 

 God's greatest gifts to the dairyman. It is the 

 first plant green in the spring and the last plant 

 green in the fall. For feeding value it comes 

 nearer to grain than to hay. With plenty of 

 corn silage and alfalfa hay, very little grain Is 

 needed to keep up a good milk-flow. One ton 

 of choice alfalfa hay is said to equal one ton of 

 wheat bran in food value. 



The land for alfalfa should be clean, good, mel- 



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