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Show Answer by Prof. T. E. Woodward, Dairyman, A. C. U; We do not know that Kale has ever been tried in Utah, consequent- ly would advise our correspondent I to go slowly with it. We understand 1 itliat it is used quite successfully as ix feed for dairy cows in Oregon along the coast, but even there it is not recommended in preference to alfalfa. It seems to require a long growing season, the seed being planted plant-ed the latter part of March and the plants transplanted in June or July, one to each square yard. The kale is ready to feed October first. It is always fed green and is not cured into haw In Oregon where the win-ters win-ters do nut get very cold it will remain re-main green in the field all winter. In that state it is said to yield thirty , tons and upwards of green feed per .-were. The variety which is best adapted as a dairy feed is the Thousand Thous-and Headed Kale. We arc of the opinion that kale will never become one of the .prominent feeds on account ac-count of the long growing season required and because of the short time which it would be possible to feed it, from October 1st until frccz- . iug weather. Field peas make an excellent feed m for cows and it is possible to grow two crops in one season. We would advise sowing them in connection wilh oats, one and a half bushels per acre of each. Drill in the peas four inches deep. Drill in the peas four inches deep, then wait a week and sow the oats broadcast or drill them in. We not know of any crop which will do better on land of only medium fertility. fer-tility. By sowing oats with the peas the crop is much easier to harvest and cure. 1 The following arc the names of some dealers in seed from whom you can secure the peas and perhaps also the Thousand Headed Kale. Porter Por-ter Walton Co., and Vogclcr Seed Co., both of Salt Lake City, Black-man Black-man & GrifTin Co. of Ogdcn." |