Show M Y TI IE SUITABLE CROPS ON DAIRY FARMS corn alfalfa and pasture grass most suitable prepared by tho united states depart moot of ture corn alfalfa and pasture nature grass have proved to be the most profitable crops grown on the dairy experiment farm operated at beltsville aid by the united states department of agriculture tile the bureau of dairy industry uses a six year rotation oni three years yeara alfalfa and three years corn the pasture Is comparatively permanent and does not enter into the he rotation except at ai Infer intervals vals T B E woodward in outlining the rotation says in changing from corn to alfalfa the ground Is in the fall fal after lafter the crop is removed for or silage the land Is then plowed and left in the rough to allow pulverization by freezing the alfalfa Is sown gown about the first of april and produces two small cuttings the lie first year in changing from alfalfa to corn the first cutting of alfalfa Is removed tile the latter part of may the ground la Is plowed and corn Is planted for silage manure la Is applied for each crop of corn except the one following the alfalfa and in summer when it cannot be used bused on the corn or alfalfa it Is placed on the pastures lime la Is applied every six years previous to sowing the alfalfa A mixture of six pounds of orchard grass four of timothy timot by three or redtop four of bluegrass four of red clover and two of alside alsike sowed bowed about april 1 on land that has been baon fall plowed and provides pasture about june if the first crop of newly sown alfalfa Is weedy it Is 13 made into hay but instead of giving it barn space it Is stacked in the pasture which Is fenced can eat eat it when pastures are short and dry |