Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-20
MORE FEED.

MORE FEED.
The question before our farmers now
Is, how may I produce enough feed to
carry my stock through the winter? To
answer that question the following sug-
gestions are made.
Cowpeas sown now and even as late as
the last week in July will make consider
able growth before the average date of
killing frosts. When a shower comes
sufficient to loosen up the soil so it may
be'worked, land where the corn was late
aud Of no account, the wheat stubble and
the oat stubble, may be all disked thor
o ,ghly and seeded to rcowpeas, The
New Era peas are best to use Cor this
la . seeding and should be drilled in at
t lie rate of one bushel per acre. For a
pea Of this size, the drill set to SOW four
pecks of oats per acre will put OIL about
the right auioun of seed. Cowpeas ge..
inmate very readily and have a tap root
which strikes at once into the subsoil
soon becoming firmly rooted. When
once started they will stand considerable
d y weather and still grow nicely, The
seed also terminate in a snort time and
If there is enough moisture for germina.
ton in the ground the young plants will
be up in three days time.
Sorghum may be used to advantage as
a late forage crop. Land as described
above may be also used for sorghum.
However, the land should be in a little
better shape fof this crop to make best
returns. The seed may be broadcasted
or drilled in. Since the ground is dr.,
it is preferable to drill it in, in order tina,
it may be covered, Sorghum seeded at
the rate of one bushel per acre drilled,
or one audi one.half bushels when broad
casted, will give a good stand. Sorghum
is rather fine when it starts but as soor
as it has taken hold Of the soil, grow.
rapidly and is very drought resistant
Care should be taken to harvest sorghum
before there is any danger of frost a.
frosted sorghum is injurious to livestock
Millet, may be used as a late forag,
crop and where a stand is secured make
= a large Mount Of hay. The land which
9 will successfully grow millet should b
we'll prepared aud the seed bed very fine
, The seed is broadcasted with. an or
I binary grass seeder at the rate of S
I pounds per acre. It should then b
narrowed in. Cut for hay at headin
time before seed has formed as mile
seed is very injurious to animals.
Various mixtures Of these crops ma
be made to advantage. For ~iustanc,
instead OF sowing cowpeas alone, a mi,
ture of cowpeas and millet may be uset
q sowing the millet down at the rate of
pounds per acre then drill in the cowpea
at slightly less than one bushel per acr'
u Where the crops take off properly, tn
uixture makes a larger amount of foras
e than will either one sown alone. Gov
20 peas and sorghum may be grown in
mixture using 30 pounds sorghum al
one bushel of cowpeas per acre. II
is best way to seed the mixture is to y,
III both in the drill at the same time and>s
S, it to SOW four pecks of oats per acre.
Dat straw is good feed and althouf
the crop of oats is very light this year
the straw should be put in the dry
once. The wheat crop was heavy
most sections of the state and it may
+ used for a rough feed in a pinch. CT
m should be taken to stack and top whe
S. straw so that it will not damage. Bet,
still, it may be baled and put in t
= barn where it Is out of danger.
In most sections the corn'has gotten
OF considerable height and even though
o. does not make a good crop Of grain
it can all be used for coarse feeding II
terial. Rather than dispose of all cat
and sheep it will be more advisable
ise cut aud; shock all the corn instead
lot p~asturing the stalks as is common pr
m. ttice.
DID +. II. DEMAREE
IL University of Missouri,
Colleue of Agriculture.