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developed. When too thickly planted its stems and leaves 

 are soft and pale, its juices thin and poor, and the effect is a 

 growth somewhat like a potato vine in a cellar. If sown 

 thin, or in drills, so that the air and light and heat of the sun 

 can reach it, and not fed till nearly its full size, it is a valu- 

 able soiling plant and is fed with satisfactory results." 



Soiling on pasture. — It is a good thing, 

 where entirely feasible, to have a corn field 

 convenient to the pasture or stable. This may 

 be planted as though to be harvested with the 

 ears as an important factor of the crop. When 

 the plants begin to flower use from the field for 

 soiling until the plants pass beyond their use- 

 fulness for that purpose. When maturity ar- 

 rives this field may also be drawn upon for fill- 

 ing the silo. If the field is conveniently situ- 

 ated plants may be cut from day to day and 

 thrown into the pasture. This is a most satis- 

 factory method. 



