Show I 1 RYE BYE IS A GOOD CROP saves gave lives of many farm ani an mals in spring time pastured too close it comes comee if f not y out wonderfully fast seed la Is better for swine than for other stock plant in fall P byrnes an enthusiastic and suet dry farmer as well as news man inan at pueblo colo has come paper to tile the front in the defense of rye for dry farming and rural I tomes mr byrnes has written tho the following ar 5 ade there Is no more profitable crop to 1 raise on the larm farm than rye rye pasture in the spring la is the t first green stuff that horses and ca cat t f tie get and is a relish for them after feeding tor for several winter months on dry grata graft and fodders it loosens their ij hides bides cleans out their stomachs and li tones them up for a season of improve dent rye pasture has saved the lives i of many animals in the spring time then along comes haying baying time rye I 1 cay bay Is the dry farmers alfalfa if not pastured too close it comes out won dertilly der tully fullY fast and in this altitude it la is ready to cut along about the middle 0 of june it should be mowed when in bloom and before the grain begins to form for then the stems will core and remain soft and sweet and make ex cellena bay it if allowed to stand too is long tile the straw becomes hard and un 1 palatable and stock do not like it rye hay bay will run a ton to the acre and at from 12 to 18 a ton it is worth while i when cut green and a wet spell fol follows lovis it there is a chance for a sec p ond end cutting for the stumps remain green and will continue to grow right along after the main stems are re moved then comes the grain A farmer can afford to let some rye go to grain in order to provide tor for seed and to save have the grain for the hogs it Is bet ter for or hogs than for other stock it P 1 should be either boiled or soaked for several hours before feeding it Is too hard to feed without being soaked beforehand and is not properly masti bated nor digested it is a mis taketo say that rye grain is no good as a stock feed it Is good when properly i prepared fall rye will mill withstand the drought letter better than wheat it does not pay to plant ilant spring rye plant tall fall rye so that it can have the benefit of getting root ei ed in the ground before cold weather we ather sets in and then with the first warm i days of spring it starts up a g growth lowth and makes itself before the season sets in i rye bye will yield d from 10 to 18 bushels of 0 grain to the acre it should be V drilled in from about the to the j of september so that it can get the benefit of the equinoctial storm forty pounds of seed to the acre la Is ff plenty but 32 to 35 pounds is better it ai S properly distributed and covered it i la Is one ot of the cereals that stools greaty ly IY and aad thickens after it gets rooted 1 I rye can be drilled in between tho the g corn rows with a one horse drill it t is heavy pulling and besides it Is jiabin arm work in a corn field hence horses should be changed off every i quarter day it if dry farmers would plant more rye and less corn and wheat they would find it to be a profitable experience peri ence |