. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. ly indispensable for success. It is notto be expected that all of the feed for the poultry and other livestockis to be grown upon the farm. The grain and mill feed should bepurchased, but this must be judiciously fed and fed only to stock thatwill give maximum returns for food consumed. The farm must alsobe made to produce the largest possible crops. Soiling must be prac-ticed for the cows and all by-products carefully conserved and small farm must be made to grow steadily richer rat
. Apple growing in the Pacific Northwest; a condensation of lectures, experiments and discussions. ly indispensable for success. It is notto be expected that all of the feed for the poultry and other livestockis to be grown upon the farm. The grain and mill feed should bepurchased, but this must be judiciously fed and fed only to stock thatwill give maximum returns for food consumed. The farm must alsobe made to produce the largest possible crops. Soiling must be prac-ticed for the cows and all by-products carefully conserved and small farm must be made to grow steadily richer rather thanpoorer. It is a good maxim to follow upon the farm to keep nothingin the form of livestock but what is growing in value or yielding arevenue in service or production. The hens must be young and vig-orous, and the cows not old and declining. It is impracticable to establish any definite rules for conductingthe small farm. Systems must be worked out to meet local marketconditions, adaptability of soil and other problems of interest must be 210 AIMLE C:l{OWI.\(i IN TIIK PACIFIC NOKTilWKST. Iiilfriur uf ;l JImdJ liixfr ai)ple packing house. considered. In a general way one acre should be utilized for thebuildings, lawn and home garden; four acres should be devoted to thegrowing of hay for the livestock. For Western Oregon conditions thishay should be mainly clover. Four acres of good clover should yield15 tons of hay and furnish one months pasture. One acre of treefruits, comprising early fall and winter varieties of apples, Bartlettand winter pears. If the land is sandy, peaches may also be acre of small fruits and vegetables; one acre of potatoes, twoacres for grooving summer forage and winter succulent feed for thecows. One acre of this shouh] be planted to corn to be fed greenafter the clover pasture is done. Tlie remaining acre should be plantedone-half to kale and a fourth to mangels and a fourth to winter ryeand vetch for cnily spring cutting. This serie
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