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given area of land where the crops are made into silage than in 

 any way with the same amount of labor expended. No farmer 

 keeping ten or more cows can afford to be without a silo. 



Green Feed fcr Summer Drought. 



Dairymen suffer greatly nearly every summer by not sup- 

 plying proper green feed for their cows during the hot dry weath- 

 er of midsummer. This shortage of feed comes at a very in- 

 opportune time since the cows are already beginning to feel the 

 effect of the heat and flies which of themselves quite perceptibly 

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

 the shrinkage is certain to be large, resulting in great loss, tor 

 it is practically impossible to restore the shrinkage during that 

 period of lactation. A continuous supply of feed is equally essen- 

 tial to the successful maintainance 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. Such crops should be planted as will 

 mature in proper succession with each in its best stage of growth 

 insuring a continuous supply of green feed during the dry season. 



Table 2. 

 Crops for Partial Soiling During Midsummer. 



Amount Approxi- . , 



Kinds of Fodder of seed mate time Him^of feeding 



per acre of seeding 6 



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



2. Corn— -medium dent 5 quarts May 15 Aug. 1 — Sept. 30 



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



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



5. Oats and Canada peas (each) 1 bushel April 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. Eape, second sowing 4 pounds June 1 Aug. 1 — Sept. 1 



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



For central and southern Illinois there is no crop that will 

 produce more feed to the acre than corn, and by planting a small 

 quantity of an early variety with the general crop, corn may be 



