. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. -^-*te. wmb'ji^^^^ Fig 412 Pea and oat hay Ten acres average yield 2 15 ton per acre New Jersey. mainly pasturage and soiling crops ; hay of the meadow-grasses, legumes, millet, and cereals ; field- cured fodder corn, sorghum, and kafir corn ; the stems and leaves of some grain crops after the seeds are removed ; silage crops; and root crops. The acreage in forage crops, according to the cen- sus of 1900, exclusive of pasture lands, approximately per cent of all improved land, and a little over 21 per cent of the area devot
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. -^-*te. wmb'ji^^^^ Fig 412 Pea and oat hay Ten acres average yield 2 15 ton per acre New Jersey. mainly pasturage and soiling crops ; hay of the meadow-grasses, legumes, millet, and cereals ; field- cured fodder corn, sorghum, and kafir corn ; the stems and leaves of some grain crops after the seeds are removed ; silage crops; and root crops. The acreage in forage crops, according to the cen- sus of 1900, exclusive of pasture lands, approximately per cent of all improved land, and a little over 21 per cent of the area devoted to all crops, while the percentage of the total value of all crops is Forage crops stand second in total acreage and in total value in the list of culti- vated crops, corn being in the lead, while the value per acre is only seventeen cents less than the aver- age for the cereals. Pasturage was the earliest form of forage used and is still the chief food of live-stock in nearly all countries in the summer season. In earlier times pasture lands were all held and used in common and only small fenced areas were devoted to the growing of cultivated crops. As the population in- creased, the proportion of cultivated lands became larger and the proportion devoted to grazing be- came less. This change was necessary in order that the land might furnish support for the increasing inhabitants. In the earliest days of stock-raising, dried fodder was the only feed used in winter in cold climates. Wild grasses were doubtless the plants dried for winter use. The ease with which these could be air-dried and preserved led to the selection of the seed of some of the best kinds, and to their being sown on cultivated lands. Little is known as to when the common grasses were brought into cultivation, or which kinds are the oldest. It is said by one writer that up to 1815 not over three or four species were in cultivation throughout Europe. Clover was introduced into England fr
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