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A FEEDERS' GUIDE. 



Soiling Crops Adapted to Northern New England States. 



(Lilndsey.) 



(For 10 cows' entire soiling.) 



Kind. 



Eye 



Wheat 



Red clover . . . . 



Grass and ) 

 clover . . . . ) 



Vetch and J 

 oats ) 



Peas and J 



oats ) 



Barnyard j 



millet 1 



Soy bean (me- 

 dium green) . 



Corn •{ 



Huncrarian . , , . 



Barley and f 



peas \ 



Seeds 

 per Acre. 



2 bu 



2 bu 



20 lbs. . . . 

 'A bu. red top, 

 1 pk. timothy. 

 10 lbs. i^ed clo. 



3 bu. oats. . . . 

 50 lbs. vetch. 

 50 •' '■ . 

 1% bu. Can'd'. 

 1% bu. oats, 

 1% " 



1 peck 



1 " 



Sept. 



10-15 

 10-15 

 Jul. 15-Au. 1 



18 quarts . . . . 



18 " 



18 " 



1 bu 



1 % bu. peas . . 

 I'A bu. barley. 



Time of 

 Seeding. 



Sept. 

 April 



April 

 May 



[ Aug. 



20 



20 



30 



July 15 



Area. 



Time ot 

 Cutting. 



% acrefMay 20-May, 30 



% " June 1-June 15 



% " June 15-June 25 



June 15-June 30 



% " June 25-July 10 



% " July 10-July 20 



% " , June 25-July 10 



% " July 10-July 20 



% " July 25-Aug. 10 



% " Aug. 10-Aug. 20 



% " Aug.,25-Sept. 15 



% " Aug. 25-Sept. 10 



% " Sept. 10 -Sept. 20 



% " Sept. 20-Sept. 30 



Oct. 1-Oct. 20 



Time of Planting and Feeding Siloing Crops. 



(Phelps.) 



Kind of Fodder. 



Kye fodder 



Wheat fodder 



Clover 



Grass (from grass 

 lands) 



6. [ Cats and peas. 



10. 

 n. 



12. 

 13. 



Hungarian 



Clover rowen 



(from 3) 



Soy beans (from 3).. 



Cow peas 



Rowen grass (from 



grass lands) 



Barley and peas 



Amount 

 of Seed 

 per Acre. 



2% to 3 bu. 

 2% to 3 bu. 

 20 lbs. 



2 bu. each. 



1% bu. 



1 bushel. 

 1 



2 bu. each. 



Approxi- 

 mate Time 

 of Seeding. 



April 

 June 



May 

 June 



Aug. 



Approximate 

 Time of 

 Feeding. 



Sept. 1 May 10-20 

 Sept. 5-10 May 20-Jun6 6 

 July 20-30 June 5-15 



June 15-25 

 June 2B-July 10 

 July 10-20 

 July 20-Aug'. 1 

 Aug. 1-10 



10 



20 



30 



1 



25 

 5-10 



Aug. 10-20 

 Aug. 20-Sept. 5 

 Sept. 6-20 



Sept. 20-30 



5-10 Oct 1-30 



The dates given in the table apply to Central Connecticut and 

 regions under approximately similar conditions. 



