Show I 1 L c M AND ALFALFA BEST DAIRY CROPS bureau of dairy ind industry astry uses six year rotation prepared by the bitell states slate department of AW corn alfalfa alful fa und pasture grass gram have proved to he be the most profitable table crops grown on the dairy experiment farm operated n at t Delts beltsville vIlle md aid by the united states department of agriculture ri the bureau of dairy industry uses a six year rotation three years iti falfa and three years corn the pasture Is comparatively permit nent an aind does not enter into t alie 11 e rotation except at intervals T r EL woodward in dutil outlining ning file rotation says in changing from corn to alfalla alfalfa the ground Is in the fall lifter after the corn 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 alie first cutting of alfalfa Is removed the alie latter hitter part of slay may the ground la Is plowed and corn Is planted for silage manure Is applied for each crop of corn except the one following the al ai falfa and in su summer nimer when lien it cannot be used on oil the corn or alfalfa it Is placed on afie tl ie pastures lime la Is applied every six years previous to sowing the til alfalfa falfa A mixture of six pounds of orchard liard grass four of timothy three of redtop four of bluegrass four of red clover and two of alside alsike sowed bowed about april I 1 on land that has been fall plowed and provides pasture about june if the first crop of newly sown alfalfa Is weedy it la Is made I 1 into nto tiny liny but instead of giving it barn space if I 1 Is stacked in the pasture which Is 1 fenced so cows can eat cut it when pastures are arc short and dry |