| Show tiff tonyy SUITABLE CROPS ON DAIRY FARMS corn alfalfa and pasture grass most suitable prepared by ha un united cited states state department of PA agriculture Agi r cult culture ure corn alfalfa and pasture grass have proved to be the most profitable table crops grown on the dairy experiment farm operated at beltsville mcl lid by t the he united states department of agricula Agri agriculture cull the bureau of dairy industry uses a six year rotation three years alfalfa and three years corn the pasture la Is comparatively permanent and does not enter into the rotation ex es capt at intervals T E H woodward in outlining the rotation says bays in changing from co corn n to alfalfa the ground Is to in the fall after the crop I 1 la removed for silage the land Is then plowed and left in the rough to allow pulverization by freezing the alfalfa Is sown about the first of april and produces two small cuttings the first year in changing from alfalfa to corn the first cutting of alfalfa Is removed the latter part of may the ground ts I 1 plowed and corn Is planted for silage manure Is applied for each crop of corn except the one following the alfalfa and in summer when it cannot be used on the corn or alfalfa it Is placed on the pas pastures tureA lime Is applied every six years previous to sowing the alfalfa A mixture of six pounds of orchard I 1 grass four of timothy three or redtop four of bluegrass four of red clover and two of alsike alseike sowed bowed about april I 1 on land that has been fall plowed and man tired provides pasture about june it if the first crop of newly sown alfalfa la Is weedy it to la made into hoy hut but instead of giving it barn space apace it Is stacked in the pasture which Is fenced so cows can eat it when pastures are short and dry send culled spuds to market in cream cans minnesota creameries crea meries merles will pay fair prices this fall for culled potatoes providing they are first fed to cows and converted into dairy products careful analyses show that pound tor for pound potatoes have about the same feeding value as ordinary silage silage has pounds of total digestible nutrients in a pounds while potatoes have pounds dr C H eckles chief of the dairy division university larm SG st paul warns against over feeding feadin potatoes since it has been found that 1 20 0 to 25 pounds dally daily per cow are about all that can he fed to advantage where it la Is feasible to cook the potatoes this Is a good plan and cooked potatoes may be fed up to 80 or 35 pounds a lay day greater amounts result in giving the milk and butter a poor flavor and may cause indigestion produce clean milk according to 31 J of tho the university of illinois in hla his recent bulletin issued by the university of illinois college of agricultural experiment station the three most essential points in producing wilk milk of tow low bacterial coun count t are the animal must be clean and free from dirt the utensils that come in contact with the wilk milk must be properly sterilized the milk milic must be promptly cooled to a temperature of GO 60 del decrees grees fahrenheit |
