Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . And here it may be well to add, even at the risk of digressing, thatin the judgment of the writer wide areas in the Northwest are admir-ably adapted to the growing of sheep. The winters are all that couldbe desired for this purpose in a country of low temperatures. The onlyserious difficulty to be confronted arising from conditions which relateto soil and climate is the lack of succulent fodder during the late sum-mer and the autumn months. It is highly important, therefore, that Forage Crops. 61 much attention should be given to the
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . And here it may be well to add, even at the risk of digressing, thatin the judgment of the writer wide areas in the Northwest are admir-ably adapted to the growing of sheep. The winters are all that couldbe desired for this purpose in a country of low temperatures. The onlyserious difficulty to be confronted arising from conditions which relateto soil and climate is the lack of succulent fodder during the late sum-mer and the autumn months. It is highly important, therefore, that Forage Crops. 61 much attention should be given to the growth of forage crops to carrythe sheep on into the winter in a good condition of thrift. There seemsto be no good reason why sheep should not be grown in greatly in-creased numbers and of the finest quality. It would, of course, be nec-essary to improve the breeding of the sheep as well as to improve theautumn Kaffir Corn.—There does not appear to be any good reason whyKaffir corn should not b& successfully grown as a forage crop. It is of 62 Grasses, C/oTurs, Field Roofs, Forai^e a)id Fodder Pla)its. a leafy habit of growth and also bulky, hence it provides a largeamount of excellent food, it seems best adapted to warm latitudes andhas the power of holding out against the influences of drought in amarked degree, it is becoming quite popular as a soiling and fodderplant in Kansas and other places, but experience in pasturing it seemsto be wanting. When grown as a forage crop it may be sown andmanaged in about the same manner as corn that is grown for a similaruse. The mode of growing corn as forage has already been given inthe present chapter. When grown for soiling or fodder uses it shouldbe put in drills and cultivated in the same wav as corn grown for thesilo or for todder. See Chapter V., where it treats of corn.
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