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FORAGE CROPS (Continued) 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE ic%"*hs!*en 
bling in leaf and 
ee lar ee ane Rae, ry stalk, the Ruta Baga, but 
both leaves and stalk are 
more numerous and of a 
taller habit of growth. A 
forage plant which may 
be eaten off by any kind 
of live stock, but it is pre- 
eminently adapted for 
cattle and swine. A good 
crop will furnish at least 
12 tons of green feed an 
acre. Thrives best on 
good soil, rich in vege- 
table matter. Slough 
lands are excellent. Sow 
broadcast, 5 pounds an 
acre, Sow in rows thirty 
inches apart and culti- 
vated 1 to 2 pounds an 
acre. 

Rape Is Nourishing For Hogs. 
SEED GRAINS 
Vigorous and Extra Clean 
OATS 
A th A midseason variety, which is a cross between 
NtNONY white Russian and Victory Oats developed 
for stiffness of straw, heavy yield and resistance to stem rust. 
Especially adapted to Northern half of Minnesota. 
M " A variety developed at the Iowa Experiment 
AFiONn station. It is an early white oat that is resistant 
to leaf and stem rust and smut. Adapted to sandy soils. 
1 Resembles Vicland in all characters and has yield- 
ama ed slightly more in some locations. A cross of the 
same two varieties—Victoria and Richland. 
Vicland Early yellow oat developed in Wisconsin. 
Short, stiff, straw—resistant to both smut and 
rust. Very heavy yielder. The most popular oat at this time. 
A cross between a South American strain and a high yield- 
ing Iowa oat. 


SILO CAPACITY — 6 Mo. Feed for 
Size of Silo ; Tons No. of Cows 
10x20 ee MegtevosecReeseeekccecentr se 28 iL 
L220 re ee 40 11 
I2Z5240 0. oe ee es 50 13 
T4X22 i ee ee eee 62 Le 
LE, be, MR Ie OM tne Teed oe osacnersd Cle ot Or 19 
163247. eee ee 86 25 
1OXZ6 ee ee ee 95 27 
1OXSOTR er ee Ba rettian 108 31 
16X25.065 eee Oe eee, AWAD oo 
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