Show big increase nerease i in n rye ye production caused by development of now new varieties and heavy foreign demand prepared by the united stated department 0 of f the brodu production et I 1 on of I 1 rye yo in tho the united states has bus increased rapidly within the last tow few years due chiefly to a heavy foreign demand high priced labor labar low yields of 0 wheat and the development of improved varieties of rye including rosen dabold and several others tho the hardiness vigor ear car cluess allness und and low production costs coats of winter ryo rye have permitted it to compete successfully with spring wheat recent low prices dt df rye however have made the crop ices to ss profitable than formerly if rye Is to main tain its importance in the future it must musi bo be fitted into its proper place in tho the farming system suitable cultural methods and good varieties aro are equally essential A continued foreign market for our surplus also Is necessary these problems tire are discussed in a new bulletin just issued by the united states department of agriculture as farmers formosi j bulletin 1858 1358 rowing growing rye in tho the western half of the united states rye nye Is cash crop kyo itye Is grown largely as a cash grain in the western half of the united states but Is also used for pasture as a green manure or nurse crop and to smother weeds the growing of winter rye permits a better distribution of labor because it can bo be sown in grain stubble in the fall and Is harvested before other grains are ripe winter ryo rye can bo be sown on grain stubble corn ground fell plowed land or summer fallow sowing on grain stubble often is the most profitable because of the cheaper cost of production itye bye can be grown in practically nil all parts of tho the united states although it la Is more productive in some sections than in others its culture Is limited in most regions because other crops are more profitable table it Is most profitable in tho the northern und and custom states north dakota michigan minnesota and wisconsin now lead in tho the production of ryo rye an n the western half of tho the united states ryo rye in general Is best suited to the climate and agricultural conditions of north dakota south dakota minnesota nebraska ond and northeastern colorado hardy winter anter ryo Is successfully grow in all parts of the dakotas and minnesota while winter wheat usually will not survive the winters in north dakota not always in minnesota and usually only in the southeastern and black hills sections of south dakota rye itye Is the best small grain crop for sandy lands of northeastern colorado and adjacent states less leaa valuable than wheat in the important rye producing western states the average aero acre value of the ryo rye crop it Is sor somewhat less than that of wheat tho the net returns fro from in rye usually aro are higher titan those of wheat because of the lower cost of production duc tho the price of rye Is determined largely by tho the foreign demand and with the tha resumption of normal production in europe the demand for the american crop probably will bo be lessened at low prices ryo rye cannot be grown for grain at n profit except under good management and in favored local localities lUes but b ut tills this crop will continuo to have a wide use on sandy lands and for pasturage hay green manure and as it a nurse crop for legumes A copy of the bulletin just issued may be secured while the supply lasts from the united states department of agriculture washington D 0 |