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FORAGE and FODDER 
CROPS 
For All Purposes 
MINNESOTA SORGHUM. ficiy‘of sor 
ghum orig- 
or AMBER CANE nated in 
Minnesota. 
Valuable for the manufacture of sorghum syrup and for 
forage purposes because of its earliness and high sugar con- 
tent. Plant in drill rows. Cultivate same as corn. 
Waconia Orange Sorghum Cane 
An early variety of sorghum cane developed by careful selec- 
tion for high yield of sorghum. Matures in Minnesota climate 
and is a heavy yielder of forage. 
FIELD PEAS 
Height of vine 31% to 4 feet. Ex- 
Canada Yellow tensively grown in Canada, Wiscon- 
sin and other pea growing sections. Has a large sale, not 
only for agricultural purposes, but for use in soups. 
. Height 314 feet. Grown on ac- 
White Marrowfat count of its great quantities of 
pods and for canning purposes. Vines of strong, sturdy growth 
but mature the pods quite late. Large, cylindrical, light col- 
ored pods well filled with round, smooth, light yellow peas, 
somewhat dry and mealy. 

SOY BEANS 
SOY BE ANS Grown for hay, ensilage, grain and 
soil improvement. They produce hay 
equal in feeding value to Alfalfa. Valuable for planting where 
Clover has winter killed. For silage plant with corn using 
about 10 pounds per acre, producing silage of higher feeding 
value than corn alone. Sometimes plowed under as a green 
manure. Popular varieties for Minnesota, Wisconsin and 
Iowa are Manchu, Habaro, Minsoy, Mukden, Richland and 
Mandell. 
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