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Show Cover Crop in Orchard Is Sown in Midsummer As a general rule a cover crop is sown In the orchurd as soon as cultivation culti-vation ceases In midsummer. When a crop Is already on the soil, however, the sowing of the cover crop must wait until this field crop Is removed. In some cases there are plenty of weeds on the land and this does very well as a cover without sowing anything any-thing else. On the other hand, if the soil is rather bare and particularly if the slope is such that will favor washing, wash-ing, something should be planted as soon as possible in order to take advantage ad-vantage of the fall rains for its growth. Eye and vetch make a good combination com-bination cover crop for late planting in late August, September or even October Oc-tober in many sections. One orchardist has found that September 10 to 20 gives best .results. If it Is not particularly particu-larly desirable to have a crop which will live through the winter and start growing in the spring, oats will serve the purpose well. Some of the clovers such as sweet clover may be also planted In late summer or early fall, as they will make a fair start and will make a good growth the following spring. The chief thing of Importance is that the ground be covered as soon as possible by some plant growth which will prevent washing and will hold more or less snow during the winter. |