Soiling. 



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in the stable were turned to pasture and those which had been 

 in pasture were soUed in the stable. The second part of the trial 

 continued until September 26. The yield of milk and butter for 



the whole period was as follows: 



Milk, Pat, 



pounds. pounda. 



From three cows kept in stable 7,216 254 



From three cows in pasture 7,287 259 



The cattle kept indoors gained more in weight than those on 

 pasture. 



366. Soiling crops. — Where cattle are maintained by soiling, 

 provision should be made for a succession of green crops for con- 

 tinuous feeding. In the table below, Lindsey' gives the crops 

 required for the complete soiling of ten cows: 



Crops, and areas for same, for soiling ten, cows during the entire 

 summer — Massachusetts {Hatch') Station. 



Crop. 



Seed per acre. 



Time of 

 seeding. 



Area 



Time of cutting. 



Rye 



Wheat 



Red clover. 



Grass and clover 



Vetch and oats.. 

 Vetch and oats.. 

 Peas and oats... 



Peas and oats... 



Barnyard millet 

 Barnyard miUet 



Soja bean 



Corn 



Corn 



Hungarian 



Barley and peas 



2bu 



2bu 



20 lbs 



J bu. red top... "j 

 \ bu. timothy. [• 

 lOlbs.r. clover J 



3 bu. oats \ 



50 lbs. vetch... J 



50 lbs. vetch 



1 J bu. Canada \ 



l| bu. oats / 



l| bu. Canada \ 



IJ bu. oats / 



1 peck 



1 peck 



18 quarts 





Ibu., 



flibu. peas "I 



tljbu. barley.../ 



Sept. 10-15 . 

 Sept. 10-15 . 

 July 15- Aug. 1 



Sept 



April 20., 

 April 3u. 

 April 20., 



April 30 



May 10 



May 25 



May 20 



May 20 



May 30 



July 15 



Aug. 5 



J acre 

 J acre 

 iacre 



J acre 



May 20-May 30 

 June l^une 15 

 June 15-June 25 



June 15-June 30 



i acre 

 J acre 

 J acre 



J acre 



J acre 

 J acre 

 J acre 

 Iacre 

 J acre 

 J acre 



June 25-July 10 

 July 10-July 20 

 June 25-July 10 



July 



July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



10-July 10 

 25-Aug. 10 



10-Aug. 20 

 25-Sept. 15 

 25-Sept. 10 

 10-Sept. 20 

 20-Sept. 30 



Iacre Oct. 1-Oot. 20 



The above will prove a guide for many, though all may not 

 be able to follow in detail all the directions given.* 



Sta. 



Bui. 39, Mass. (Hatch) Sta. 

 ' li'or soiling crops recommended by Phelps, see Bui. 8, Conn. (Btorrs) 



