This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[O.E.] The vetch or tare somewhat resembles the pea. The "winter" vetch is sown in autumn, and is cut in May ; spring vetches are sown in February. The vetch likes clayey or marly soil, and is cut little by little as fodder for cattle and horses, or sheep are penned upon it. The winter vetch is useful, as it comes when other forage is scarce.
 
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