OATS WILH PEAS OR VETCH 187 
rate of two bushels of peas to one or one and one- 
half bushels of oats. This proportion is frequently 
desirable, depending on the relative price of seed 
and adaptability of soil. The forage and hay will 
be much richer in protein than is given in these 
analyses. 
When this crop is seeded primarily to supple- 
ment natural pastures, it is often used as pasture 
rather than as a soiling crop. This is a very waste- 
ful practice, as under the best conditions of pas- 
turage not more than one-third to one-half of the 
actual food will be used by the animals. 
Observations of the effect of feeding of oat-and 
pea forage to dairy cows show that it exerts a 
very favorable influence on the physical quality 
of milk. When farmers are raising their own 
milk and selling it to special customers, there are 
very great advantages in using this crop, either as 
green forage or as hay. 
OATS -AND-VETCH 
The methods or practice used in the growing of 
oats-and-peas apply in the case of oats-and- 
spring-vetch (Vicia sativa). This crop is not so 
palatable as oats-and-peas and has not been so 
generally used. The chief difference in manage- 
ment is in the quantity of seed used per acre. Thus 
far, the seeding of one and one-half bushels of 
