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turage, although they will consume but little while the pasture 
is abundant and nutritious. It would seem wise, however, in 
case the animals eat it, to provide a few pounds of wheat bran, or 
bran and oats mixed, particularly in the case of heavy milkers, as 
this will insure maximum production. 
246. Soiling. — This consists of cutting green crops and feed- 
ing them fresh. Successful and economical soiling means furnish- 
ing to the milking cow a supply of green forage during the growing 
EXAMPLE OF Rotation oF Sorninc Crops, sHow1ING Kinp oF ForaGe, 
Seep Tro AcrE, Time or SEEDING, APPROXIMATE AREAS, AND TIME OF 
CutTtTiInG For A Herp oF 10 Cows, ALLOWING 60 Pounps or ForRAGE 
a Cow Datty or 600 Pounps a Day in ALL. 
ILLINOIS — FRASER’S SOILING SYSTEM AS BASIS 
5 Montas— May 15 To Ocroper 15—10 Cows—60 Pounps per Cow Darty 
Kind of Crop Seed per Acre eee Area Time of Cutting 
RYG@a 2 2 ow 4 2 bu. Fall lacre | May 15-May 31 
Alfalfa or wheat 2 bu. Fall 4 acre | June 1—June 10 
Red clover . . .{| 20 1b. Spring | 4 acre | June 11—June 20 
Clover . .| 10 lb.’ 
Mixed ; Timothy .| 10 lb. Spring | lacre | June 21-July 1 
Red top 15 lb. : (a eiceue cs 
: Oats. 2 bu. Spring | } acre uly 1-July 
Mixed | Vetch | .| 1 bu. 
Mixed Oats . .| 13 bu. ; 
Peas . .|14 bu. Can-| Spring | 4 acre | July 6-July 10 
ada peas ; 
Corn, early ; 2d cut- | 10-20 lb. Spring | 3 acre | July 11—-July 31 
ting alfalfa 
Corn, medium; 2d | 10-20 lb. Spring | 4 acre | Aug. 1-Aug. 31 
cutting, clover and 
grasses 
Corn, late; 3d cut- | 10-20 lb. Late 2 acre | Sept 1-Sept. 30 
ting alfalfa spring 
Rape... . .|10)b. June 3 acre | Oct. 1-Oct. 15 
