268 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Green Feed for Summer Drought. 



Dairymen suffer greatly nearly every summer by not 

 supplying proper green feed for their cows during the hot dry 

 weather of midsummer. This shortage of feed comes at a very 

 inopportune time since the cows are already beginning to feel the 

 effect of the heat and flies which of themselves quite impercepti- 

 bly lessen the flow of milk, and if feed is cut short at the same time 

 the shrinkage is certain to be large. The flow diminishing at this 

 time of year is a great loss because it is practically impossible to 

 restore the shrinkage during that period of lactation. A con- 

 tinuous supply of feed is equally essential to the successful main- 

 tenance of young and growing animals. 



A pasture will carry much more stock during spring, early 

 summer, and fall, than it will in the dry weather of midsummer. 

 By helping it out during this season with partial soiling, the cattle 

 have better feed and more stock can be carried on a given area 

 than by pasturing alone. Feed may be supplied in two ways, 

 either by growing some crop that can be pastured off by turing 

 on the cows a short time each day or by cutting the crop and 

 hauling to the cows in the stable, yard, or pasture. The former 

 method is the more economical of labor, but there is greater waste 

 of feed and it requires either a small field or some temporary 

 fencing. Such crops should be planted as will mature in proper 

 succession with each in its best stage of growth insuring a con- 

 tinuous supply of green feed during the dry season. 



Crops for Partial Soiling During Midsummer. 



Amount Approxi- Approxi- 



Ki.ids of Fodder. of seed mate time mate time 



per acre, of seeding. of feeding. 



1. Corn — early, sweet or dent 6 quarts. May 1 July 1 — Aug. 1 



2. Corn — Medium dent 5 quarts. May 15 Aug. 1 — Sep. 30 



3. Cowpeas 1 bushel. May 15 Aug. 1 — Sep. 30 



4. Soy beans 1 bushel. May 15 Aug. 1 — Sep. 15 



5. Oats and Canada peas (each) . . 1 bushel. Apr. 15 July 1 — July 15 



6. Oats and Canada peas (each) . . 1 bushel. May 1 July 15 — Aug. 1 



7. Rape (dwarf Essex) 4 pounds. May 1 July 1 — Aug. 1 



8. Rape, second sowing 4 pounds. June 1 Aug. 1 — Sep. 1 



9. Rape, third sowing 4 pounds. July 1 Sep. 1 — Oct. 1 



