190 FORAGE CROPS 
The composition of this. product does not differ 
materially from that of oats-and-peas, although, 
owing to the fact that it does not mature, it 
is naturally a little richer in protein than the 
oats-and-peas. It can be fed in the same way, 
except that a smaller quantity should be used,— 
from forty to fifty pounds per day. Where this 
crop can be successfully grown it is very useful, 
as it lengthens the soiling period by at least two 
weeks. 
WARM-SEASON COMBINATIONS 
In addition to such combinations of soiling 
crops as oats-and-peas, oats-and-vetech, rye-and- 
peas, there are others which at times at least are 
advantageous, although experiments have not yet 
been sufficient to determine whether under all cir- 
cumstances it is advisable to use them. The leading 
crops that may be used for these combinations are: 
corn, sorghum, kafir corn and millet, seeded with 
cowpeas or soybeans. The advantages of the com- 
bining of these crops are (1) the production of a 
more nearly balanced ration; (2) the larger yield 
that may be secured per acre, when all conditions 
are favorable; (3) the greater certainty of a paying 
crop when conditions are unfavorable for one or 
the other alone. 
For summer soiling, the advantages of growing 
kafir corn with cowpeas or soybeans, or of barn- 
