166 



Yield of milk per acre of land. 





1888. 



1889. 



Soiling ... ... ... 



Pasturage 



Difference • ... 



Pounds. 

 3,416 



928 



Pounds. 

 5,671 

 1,504 



2,488 



4,167 



It will be understood that the above is partly an estimate, but it 

 points very strongly in favor of soiling. 



Trials at the station in Wisconsin showed that "by soiling in summer 

 a certain area of knd will yield double the amount of milk and butter 

 that it will when pastured." 



The Connecticut Storrs Experiment Static n maintained 4 cows from 

 June 1 to November 1 on a little less than 2\ acres of soiling crops 

 with the addition of a very light grain and straw feed. 



At the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm about 

 three fourths of an acre of soiling crops (green clover, green peas, tares, 

 oats, and corn fcdder) was sufficient, with the addition of 262 pounds 

 of wheat bran, for 2 cows for sixty-three days. " We might expect, 

 therefore, to grow on about 1 acre sufficient green food to feed a cow 

 for two hundred days under ordinary conditions." 



If soiling is to be practiced it is importint to have a succession of 

 green fodders throughout the growing season, with each in its best 

 stage of growth for feeding. There should be no breaks in the succes- 

 sion and each crop should be used as nearly as possible at the time 

 when it contains the largest amount of valuable food constituents. 



From three years of experience and observation in the practice of 

 soiling, the Connecticut Storrs Station suggests the following series of 

 crops for soiling in Central Connecticut: 



Crops for soiling in Central Connecticut. 







Amount 



Approximate 



Approximate 



Kind of fodder. 





of seed 



time 



time of feeding. 







per 



acre. 



of seeding. 



1. Rye fodder i 



bushels 



2* 



to 3 



- 



Sept. 1 



May 10-20. 



2. Wheat Fodder 



do. 



2* 



to 3 



Sept. 5 10... 



May 20- June 5 



3. Clover 



pounds 





20 



July £0-80 



June 5-15. 



4. Grpss (from grass lands) 









June 15-25. 



5. Oats and peas (each) 



bushels 





2 



Apr. 10 ... 



June 25- July 10 



C. Oats and peas (each) 



do. 





2 



Apr. 20 ... 



July 10-20. 



7. Oats and peas (each) 



do. 





2 



Apr. £0 ... 



July 20-Aug.l 



8. Hungarian grass 



do. 





li 



June 1 



Aug. 1-10. 



9. Clover rowen (from 3) 











Aug. 10-20. 



10. Soja beans 



bushels 





"i 



May 25 ... 



Aug. 29-Sep. 5> 

 Sept. 5-20. 



11. Cowpeas 



do. 





l 



June 5-10 .. 



12. Powen grass (lrom grass 



lands) 









Sept. 20-30. 



13. Barley and peas each 



bushels 





"2 



Aug. 5-10 .. 



Oct. l-£0. 



