292 ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STOCK FEEDS AND EEEDING 



Summer ' Winter 



Corn and cowpeas Beets, turnips or carrots 



Sorghum Oats 



Sweet potatoes Red or crimson clover 



Lespedeza (Japan clover) Italian rye grass 



Peanuts Bur clover 



Alfalfa Irish potatoes 

 Bermuda 



In some sections of the Gulf States it is too cold in the winter 

 for mangels, and carrots or turnips may be substituted, but man- 

 gels are preferred. 



Alluvial lands well seeded in alfalfa may remain until the 

 crop is unprofitable. On certain lands this crop may last for 

 years. Lespedeza and Bermuda are excellent for pasture or for 

 hay and will usually reseed themselves. Besides these, there 

 are innumerable grasses, legumes and other forage crops that 

 may be successfully grown.. 



Suggestion : — Figure cropping sysltems for stock farms in 

 your locality. The yearly requirements for live-stock may be 

 easily ascertained by computing rations from the feeds you can 

 raise. It may be necessary to purchase small amounts of protein 

 concentrates for some classes of live-stock, but most and some- 

 times all of the feed may be raised at home. 



