Archive image from page 225 of Dairy farming being the. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying dairyfarmingbein00shel Year: 1880 Fig. 50.—Chicory. Fig. 57.—The Common Comfrey. l)lue; their form is apparent from Fig. 58. A native of the Caucasus, it was introduced into Britain at the beginning of the present century as an ornamental plant, and has only been grown as a forage plant within recent years. It is raised from the' roots in this country, as the seeds do not appear to arrive at perfection. The plant is of such rapid growth that it may be cut for green
Archive image from page 225 of Dairy farming being the. Dairy farming : being the theory, practice, and methods of dairying dairyfarmingbein00shel Year: 1880 Fig. 50.—Chicory. Fig. 57.—The Common Comfrey. l)lue; their form is apparent from Fig. 58. A native of the Caucasus, it was introduced into Britain at the beginning of the present century as an ornamental plant, and has only been grown as a forage plant within recent years. It is raised from the' roots in this country, as the seeds do not appear to arrive at perfection. The plant is of such rapid growth that it may be cut for green fodder at least four times in the season. Il has about the same feeding value as green mustard, or mangold, or turnip-tops, and is recommended to dairy-farmers as a change of food for their cattle. Being a very deep-rooted plant, it is far less liable than plants of more super- ficial growth to be affected by drought, and it is therefore Ijeiiig cultivated in India. Another jioint in its favour is its enormous yield, which in the green state is said to be upwards of SO tons jier or from two to Fig. 58 — Fi-OWER OF Comfrey.
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