Show feed value of mixture superior to oats alone many farmers are substituting al n mixture of oats barley and peas for oats grown separately they are doing this because very often they have found oats alone to be tin an unprofitable crop and yet they feel that tha oats oata has nn an important place in the rotation As a result of investigation about the state the new york college of egri agriculture culture at ithaca reports that this mixture of oats hurley and peas Is satisfactory ns as a nurse crop and gives elves a yield of grata grain usually higher than of oats alone the feeding value of this mixture further Is much superior to oata An another oilier advantage Is that the peas in the mixture being a legume will help maintain soil fertility by utilizing nitrogen in the air an objection tile he college workers ond to the combination Is the slight additional cost of the seed in the he mixture it a bushel of oats a bushel of barley and a liala bushel of canada field peas pas have anve produced good results this ml mixture I 1 tur L should usually be sown at th the e ra rate t e of about two and one half bushels to the acre ni although though on rich soils one and one bricf to two bushels may be enough |