OTHER FORAGE PLANTS— VETCH OR TARE. 125 



the early part of the following season; or it may be 

 finally cut in June for hay, ra time for late Turnip- 

 sowing, or for fallowing the land preparatory to Wheat 

 or other crop. 



Soils. — It does weU on a variety of soils; but a 

 moderately stiff deep soil suits it admirably, and if 

 at all disposed to be loamy all the better. 



Seed required. — If sown broadcast and alone, an acre 

 will require from 18 lbs. to 24 lbs. of seed; sown in 

 mixture with Italian Eye-grass, the allowance is 16 lbs. 

 clover to one bushel Italian. If sown in driUs, at from 

 eight inches to a foot apart, about 12 lbs. seed will be 

 required. 



Common Veteh or Tare. 



( Vicia sativa.) 



Is a -^veil-known forage plant of the leguminous 

 family, and is universally cultivated over Europe and 

 a great part of Asia. There are several varieties known, 

 the most important of which are the winter Vetch 

 and the spring Vetch, differing more ia their physical 

 constitution adapting them to these different seasons, 

 than by any tangible external characters. They are 

 supposed to have acquired their different habits of 

 growth and ripening simply by having been sown re- 

 spectively in spring and autumn. 



Tares form a most valuable green crop, and will grow 

 in almost any soil ; but the best soils for their growth 

 (according to Morton) are clayey loams. On poor clays 

 it is customary to sow considerable breadths, either 



