Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-05

mails. A small amount is used in making soups
Tor human consumption, and III some sections
this class of barley has l'ecn used for brewing
purposes. Sheep feeders 6rd very satisfactory
returns when the crop is cut stacked and fed in
the straw during the winter The thresled crops
commonly yield upwards of ~ bush els per acre
Of grain weighing sixty pounds to the b,sl,el.
Like the spring wheat barley ought to he seed
al early the ground is i'm condition in the
spring: seeding at the rate OF two ,Hcks thirty
LNNlntisl I,er has given the highest Yields OF
.Tain with this crop.
OATS.
In looking for a variety of oats adapted to the
cirx land. early maturity is th< one essential
character To have i'll mind. Tlix cat crop that
suOysesls under the conditions imlu<e,l must
ripett in less than % days AS a rrs-
The tests so TAR conducted to show that
tina variety known as siNt, day which was in
trodtNet Ivy the Utah experiment station. will
give higher returns than amy OF tla1 others tested
SO far. This variety has yielded high as os
bas>iicls lcr acre and gives average return of
neartA ;" Bushels
Another variety that promises we'll for Mon
t,rla is the kherson. an early vanixtx introduced
mto this country from Europe by the Nebraska
experiment station. This VARIETY natures early
hnsi Is 81 fair yielder.
tlatS ought to he seeded earix As possible il,
the spring. using upwards OF tnirtx pounds of
seed to the acre. Up to the present some diff
Guilty has keen experienced in getting seed of the
most desirable varieties As thu dry land crop
increases. the supply OF >xssi vii, Ike ample.
SPRING: RYE
This is OF the very hardy crops Welding in
the ncilhlorhoh OF 20 bushels per under
dry farm conditions. The cr,N, ought t. he plan
ted carly as the ground is in condition and
>eedc, at the rate of three ,xcks per acre.
Because of the intertill:lge possible corn may
he grown in areas of light rainfall Again. since
this crop furnishes both grain and forage it will
h~ an especially valuable on the dry farm.
the feeding OF live stock becomes more general
At the pr,srn, time good strains of flint corn
and promising strains of dent are leing
grown i'll the different farming sections OF Mon
tana. Careful selection OF the most perfectly ma
tu,ed and the hest filled ears will greatly inn
prove the corn, that very satisfactory strains
are entire> possible for Montana farmers in the
near future.
Corn ought no, To he planted until the soil
warns up somewhat in the spring. The plant
kins oi southern origin is u>e to plenty OF
warmth during early growth. Plaitin. the
corn with check wire planter. thus making it
rowc,l both WAYS, permits of very thorough in
tertillage and will no doubt prove the hest on the
dry farm
Corn planted n the rate Of three kcrnals to the
hill III hills v inches apart each way will require
about ten pounds of ears to seed acre. This
means that one bishel of average corn will plant
seven acres When the corn is shellctl pounds
OF seed per acre will te sufficient As soon as the
corn Is mp SO that the rows showing. cultiya-
ton ought to begin. This is important as. il the
soil is permitted to become baked. the moisture
will evaporate and l~come los, quite rapidly