SUCCESSION IN SOILING CROPS 239 



The succession of soiling foods would be some- 

 what as follows : — Winter rye, alfalfa, the sand 

 vetch, the cowpea, corn or sorghum, one or more 

 of the non-saccharine sorghums, pearl millet and 

 teosinte. A more limited succession would include, 

 alfalfa, corn or sorghum, the soy bean and one or 

 more of the non-saccharine sorghums. These crops, 

 except corn and the soy bean, may be made to 

 furnish more than one cutting a year. 



Succession in Section No. 5. — The succession 

 of soiling plants in Section No. 5 is still more 

 restricted than in Section No. 4. The several 

 species of clover are virtually excluded except in 

 some of the river bottoms toward the mountains. 

 In these alfalfa may be grown. The non-saccharine 

 sorghums, the soy bean and the winter vetch must 

 also be excluded. The cereal grains of the small 

 varieties, corn, millet, rape, field roots and cab- 

 bage are the only soiling foods which can be 

 grown in nearly all the area covered by this 

 section. 



The succession in the eastern half of the section 

 would be : — Winter rye, mixed grains as peas and 

 oats, millet, corn, rape, field roots and cabbage. The 

 more restricted succession would include : — Mixed 

 grains, corn, millet and rape. In the western half 

 of the area, the principal crops would be mixed 

 grains and corn, and in the river bottoms alfalfa 

 could be added. Quick maturing varieties of corn 

 would have to be grown in nearly all parts of this 

 section. Sorghum could also be grown in the south- 

 ern portions. Millet grows admirably along the 

 eastern border. But winter rye could not always 



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