. Ten reasons why a dairy farm in Virginia pays better than in any other state. liilcriiii- \ ork (;rjiiia Ifiirii iiiiil Milking llncliiite, ^ <«rk ;. iioar \\ il li:tiii>1>iir;;. Pdiie Tu:rnfi/-foiir. Page Twenty-five groat land i]iii)i-()V(r, and thousands of acres of land liavebeen improved Uy the nsc of this most valuable legume,the yield of which is (Mioi-mous. Cow peas and soja hcaiis are also used ;is soil ini-l)rovers, and iov sowing in the corn ero]) and grazing inthe fall aftci- the corn is taken from the land and ])ut intothe silo. Peas and ])eans mak(^ excclleid
. Ten reasons why a dairy farm in Virginia pays better than in any other state. liilcriiii- \ ork (;rjiiia Ifiirii iiiiil Milking llncliiite, ^ <«rk ;. iioar \\ il li:tiii>1>iir;;. Pdiie Tu:rnfi/-foiir. Page Twenty-five groat land i]iii)i-()V(r, and thousands of acres of land liavebeen improved Uy the nsc of this most valuable legume,the yield of which is (Mioi-mous. Cow peas and soja hcaiis are also used ;is soil ini-l)rovers, and iov sowing in the corn ero]) and grazing inthe fall aftci- the corn is taken from the land and ])ut intothe silo. Peas and ])eans mak(^ excclleid sihigc and arelargely used in \irginia for this |)ur))Ose. Alfalfa. Alfalfa can he grown in all sections of ihc State andthe yield of alfalJa per acre is as large as in any otherState, witli the ])ossihle exception of the irrigated sec-tions of the West. This is a crop that the farmers areusing more and more each year. Other Crops. Rye, Canada peas, crimson clover and winter vetchare crops that, in their order, come to maturity in theearly spring and are nuicli used for eitlier grazing or forsoiling pur))oses. Near the large cities where land ishigh, and in the sections where truckiiig is the main croy),the syste
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