Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . ^ m j3 -03 g 2 1 as a s 111 oja~ r-lMHiM « S? K) CO ^.â¢5 c» p. ^ _^ lag ^Ja3 - - rt a te ⢠g a O offl no 0 l| â¢3 M Q Itll 1 g « o-g ! 1 j 2 rt 9 1 S ^ Time opSgeoinq. ill 3. I a> 3 1 â H ai 1S a CD m 1 l-f 1 a ^3 1 -5 ^ ll 1 J 0 I 3 1 a is 0.^ a rt C/3 0 âºJ 0 cu 1 i ⢠! â I a 13 I Q. 1 a j a 3 J3 Q. it 1 D. 1 :s I 1 I £f-T3 fc 0 a 0 154 SUCCESSFUL FARMING This plant is best adapted to cool, moist climates and does best in theNorthern states and Canada
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . ^ m j3 -03 g 2 1 as a s 111 oja~ r-lMHiM « S? K) CO ^.â¢5 c» p. ^ _^ lag ^Ja3 - - rt a te ⢠g a O offl no 0 l| â¢3 M Q Itll 1 g « o-g ! 1 j 2 rt 9 1 S ^ Time opSgeoinq. ill 3. I a> 3 1 â H ai 1S a CD m 1 l-f 1 a ^3 1 -5 ^ ll 1 J 0 I 3 1 a is 0.^ a rt C/3 0 âºJ 0 cu 1 i ⢠! â I a 13 I Q. 1 a j a 3 J3 Q. it 1 D. 1 :s I 1 I £f-T3 fc 0 a 0 154 SUCCESSFUL FARMING This plant is best adapted to cool, moist climates and does best in theNorthern states and Canada. South of latitude 38 degrees it is best to sowit in the fall. This allows it to make most of its growth during the coolerpart of the year. North of this, rape should be seeded in the spring so thatit may make most of its growth before hot weather. Three to six pounds of seed per acre are required. It may be eitherbroadcasted or seeded with a drill on a well prepared seed-bed. Rape is usually ready to pasture in six or eight weeks after not pastured too closely, it continues to grow until freezing Making Hogs of Themselves.*Rape makes an excellent late fall and early spring pasture for growing hogs. Care must be taken in pasturing cattle and sheep in rape. They should beallowed on the rape only a short period at a time, until they become accus-tomed to it. Very bad cases of bloat may result if this caution is preceding tabulation taken from Wallaces Farmer summarizesthe requirements for catch crops when used for pasture and hay. It givesthe approximate requirements for average corn-belt conditions, but issubject to modifications as regards time of seeding and amount of seed,depending on climatic conditions. Courtesy of Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Pennsylvania State College. ANNUAL HAY AND FORAGE CROPS 155 REFERENCES Soiling Crops and the Silo. Shaw. Forage Crops for the South. Tracy. Forage Crops. Voorhees. Forage Plants and
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