Soiling Crops. 139 



Barley and peas on rich land make a most desirable 

 soiling crop. 



It is also one of the best late soiling crops for 

 October, sown after the first cutting of oats and 

 peas, for the reason above given, that it stands quite 

 a frost, and keeps on growing when oats and corn 

 find it too cold. Mr. A. W. Cheever, of the " New 

 England Farmer," saj-s: "Two 5'ears' experience 

 with barlej' for cutting in September, October, and 

 November shows that it is very valuable for late fall 

 feeding, as it is not much injured by frosts. Some 

 of my neighbors have been cutting it this season, 

 even after the ground was frozen." For this pur- 

 pose, the six-rowed barley is said to withstand 

 the cold better than the two-rowed variety. Says 

 Mr. Flint (" Grasses and Forage Plants"), " It has 

 passed into a regular six-rowed variety, which is a 

 winter grain, and endures more severe cold." 



Sow with common Canadian field peas, three 

 bushels per acre, half and half. 



Oats and Peas. 



"When it comes to a question of the very best soil- 

 ing ration for producing the greatest flow of milk, 

 there is no forage crop that, in my experience, ex- 

 ceeds oats and peas. 



Sow as early in the spring as the ground will per- 

 mit, and begin cutting when the oats are heading, 

 and the peas have well-grown pods. Sow equal 

 parts, and three bushels per acre. My practice has 



