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Which crops should be sown for early kharif fodder?

For early kharif fodders, sowing of bajra, maize, cowpea etc. may be carried out after harvesting rabi crops. Cowpea is a very quick growing leguminous fodder which can be sown as a mixture with maize or bajra. Take last cutting of berseem which is to be kept for seed during this month. Berseem crop for seed production should be frequently irrigated. Kashni and other weeds should be rogued out. Stop irrigation to lucerne after full blossom to arrest vegetative growth for better seed production. Grow perennial fodders on some area. For this purpose, guinea grass and napier bajra can be sown in April.