FODDER CROP CULTIVATION METHOD Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: method involves providing wide-band reservations of leguminous crops alternating with fallow zones in fallow fields in early spring period, with width of fallow zones being equal to or multiple the width of fallow cultivators; sowing leguminous crops in reservations at an angle of 45-60 deg relative to direction of alternating rows of cereal and leguminous crops supposed to be sown after first mowing, with sowing being effectuated over leguminous crop seeds in reservations on stubble field; conducting mechanized harvesting of multicomponent crops next year by mowing in direction perpendicular to direction of sown purely cereal and leguminous crops. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified method and improved quality of fodder crops. 2 dwg, 1 tbl