The Globe-republican., 1897-09-23
Fall Rye.

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lean farmer can use more profitably
than this. When it is sown early in
the fall and the weather is favorable
for the plant, it affords great amour,
| Of pasture for calves, colts or pigs
writes S. Blanchard in Journal of Az
riculture. In much of the weather
during the fall when pastures are short,
the cows can be turned upon the land
to feed. and that will make the wife
smile with joy when she goes to town
with her well-filled jars or pals of but
ter. The farmer, too, Will smile with
pleasure when he beholds his calves.
colts and all other stock entering upon
the winter in such fine condition. Dur
ing much of the winter, when they are
turned out of their yards they will start
at once for the rye field. In fact II
can be pastured nearly all winter
when the ground is not covered with
snow. 1t can also be pastured quite
late in the spring. and when the stock
is all removed will often spring up II
weather is favorable and afford to the
farmer fair crop of grain. Or the
field can be plowed up in the spring
and planted to corn or some other crop.
The fall blowing will have made the
land more mellow for any spring crop
All farmers who have fields that can be
utilized in this way should not fail IN
SOW rye. Years ago many of the farm
ers in Kansas pastured their wheat
oil
Some thought it was no detriment tn
their crops while many question the
utility OF the practice. But rye is one
of our hardest grains. Drought does
not affect it as it does wheat or oats
Mechanical Effects of Drainage Eth.
mechanical effects Of drainage are to
deepen the soil and promote it's more
thorough pulver!zation. Its first effect
is to dry its surface soil by drawing
out of it all the surplus moisture m |
that in early spring or late autumn II |
may be worked with the pillow as advan.
tageously as at midsummer. A vet
soil can never be properly pulverized.
and the blowing or working a clay soil
Or even heavy loan, when wet. .ends
only to puddle it and render it less
pervious to water and air Rain water
contains great quantity and variety
If fertilizing substances, and it depos-
is them in the soil during its passage
through it. Both these facts are per-
.eptible to the senses withou, resorting
o chemical tests.
Outlet OF Drains.-No portion of a
ystem of drainage demands more care
ul consideration than the outlet. It's.
Il course. essential that it should be
nough lower than any portion of the
ands that are to be drained By it to adj
nit OF sufficient fall for the passage of
vater from the heads of its most dis ,
ant tributaries. Yet it must be hieb ,
nough above the level of whatever
'ater it empties into to prevent danger
{ its being overlooked and the drain.
&c water damned back in the pines.
Wheat King OF Argentina.-The .
heat king Of the world belongs to Ar I.
entina- He Is an Italian emizrant /.
AIMED Guaxone, and his broad acres
re situated in the south Of the prov
ice OF Buenos Aires. His crop occu-
les IN area Of 6S.270 acres. He num- =
eD his workmen by the thousand. and :
lch one receives certain share OF :
Re profits When his seasons crop is
arvested he nils over 5000 railway
ucks With his srain.-Ex. n