Show RYE BYE IS A GOOD CROP g saves lives live s of many farm animals in spring time if not pastured too close it cornea comes out wonderfully fast seed Is better for swine than for other stock plant in fall P byrnes an enthusiastic and successful cess ful dry farmer as well asa as news paper man at pueblo colo has c come to the front in the defense of rye for iry dry farming and rural homes mr air byrnes has wr written itten the following I 1 article there Is no more profitable crop to raise on the farm than rye rye kye pasture in the spring Is the first green stuff that horses and eattle eattie get and is a relish for them after feeding for several winter months on dry grass g ass and ana joau fodders as it loosens their hides bides cleans out their stomachs and tones them up for a season ot of in improvement rye pasture has saved it the lives of many animals in the spring time then along comes haying time rye hay bay is the dry farmers alfalfa it if not pastured too close it comes out wonderfully der fully fast and in this altitude it Is ready to cut along about the middle of june it should be mowed when in bloom and before the grain begins to lorm form for then the stems will core and remain soft and sweet and make excellent hay it if allowed to stand too long the straw becomes hard and unpalatable and stock do not like it rye hay will run a ton to the acre and at from 12 to 18 a ton it Is worth while when cut green and a wet spell follows follos it there is a chance tor for a second cutting for the stumps remain green and will continue to grow right along after the main stems are removed then comes the grain A farmer tan can afford to let some rye go to grain in order to provide for seed and to have the grain for the hogs it is better tor for hogs bogs than for other stock it should be either boiled or soaked tor for several hours before feeding it Is too hard to feed without being soaked beforehand and is not properly masti r fated nor digested it Is a mistake to say ay that rye grain is no good as a stock teed feed it is good when properly prepared fall rye will withstand the drought letter better than wheat it does not pay to alint spring rye plant tall fall rye so that it can have the benefit of 0 getting root ed in the ground before cold weather sets in and then with the first warm days ot of spring it starts up a growth f ind and makes itself before the teason season sets in rye will yield from 10 to 18 bushels of ct grain to the acre it should be t drilled in from about the to the ot of september so that it can get the benefit of the equinoctial storm forty pounds ot of seed to the acre la is plenty but 32 to 35 pounds is better it if properly distributed and covered it Is one ot of the cereals that stools greatly and hickins alter after it gets rooted rye can be ba drilled in between the torn corn rows with a one horse drill it Is heavy pulling and besides it Is warm tarn work in a corn field hence horses should be changed off every quarter barter day it if dry farmers would plant more rye rya and less corn and wheat they would find it to be a profitable experience Per peri lence ence |