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BULLETIN 464, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
AN ALTERNATE-YARD CROPPING PLAN. 
One of the suggested crops is to be grown in one yard while a crop is pastured in 
the alternate yard. • 
April to 
July. 
July 1 to 
October 1. 
Yard 1 . 
Singl 
e flock 
Yard 2. 
house. 
Growing. 
Oats. 
Chard or lettuce. 
Clover or vetch. 
Sunflowers (shade and seed ) . 
Cow peas. 
Rape. 
Feeding. 
Winter rye. 
Winter vetch. 
Crimson clover (New Jersey 
and South). 
Sweet clover. 
Feeding. 
Oats. 
Chard and lettuce. 
Clover or vetch. 
Cow peas. 
Rape. 
Growing. 
Buckwheat. 
Dwarf Essex rape. 
Flat turnips. 
Growing. 
Oats. 
"Winter rye. 
"Winter vetch. 
Sweet clover. 
Crimson clover. 
Feeding. 
Buckwheat. 
Dwarf Essex rape. 
Flat turnips. 
Soy beans. 
October 1 
to April 1. 
Select crops which will grow well in the given district. 
Thickly sown crops for succulent food and summer shade. Adapted to climate 
of medium latitudes. Dates must be modified for extreme north or south. Consult 
local extension agents. 
FRONT AND BACK ALTERNATE YARD PLAN. 
1. Back yard. Permanent. 
Blue grass and clover or blue grass and 
alfalfa in sod. 
To be used as range while crops are growing in 
the front yard. Large area desirable. 
2. Front yard. Temporary crops. 
November 1 to April 1. Feed winter rye, 
vetch, crimson clover, etc. 
April 1 to July 1. Grow rape, chard, let- 
tuce, buckwheat. 
July and August. Feed. 
September 1 to November 1. Grow win- 
ter rye, vetch, crimson clover, etc. 
