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Sowing of leguminous and non-leguminous fodder crop

Fodder Production: Sow leguminous and non-leguminous crops in mixture to improve the nutritive value of the fodder i.e. maize + cowpea, sorghum + guara. Apply 30 kg of N (66 kg urea)/acre to the multicut fodder (Napier bajra hybrid and Guinea grass) after every cutting. Harvest the fodder crops at optimum stage like maize at milk ripe stage, Bajra at flagleaf stage, Napier bajra or Guinea grass at one metre height and sorghum at pre-flowering to flowering stage to obtain maximum nutrients for the milk production. Conserve surplus fodders like Maize, Sorghum, Napier bajra and Guinea grass as silage to be used in lean periods for cheap milk production.