Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12

Plot no. is to be sown to winter rye. Sow at the rate of two bushels per acre from Sept. 15 to Sept. 25. This will be the first crop to reach the feeding stage the following spring.
 Plot no. is to be sown to winter wheat. Sow at the same time as the rye and at the same rate per acre. remember that wheat is very sensitive to acid conditions and if the soil gives 3. decided acid reaction, it is well to apply ton of burnt lime or two tons of ground limestone per acre. Many persons are securing excellent results by sowing winter vetch with the wheat. One bushel of wheat and one bushel of vetch per acre. This increases the yield. gives us @ legume as a soil build CT and makes the coarse wheat some what more palatable,
 Plot no. is to be sOwn to oats and Canada peas in April. Sow at rate of one bushel of peas and one-half bush alone and seed down to red clover and blow under clover for next crop. In localities where Canada peas are likely to be destroyed by the pea louse barley and oats may be sown instead of peas and oats. A beardlesS variety of bar ley should be selected-"Champion perhaps being as desirable as any.
 Plot no. is to be sown To Japan ese millet. This plant only thrives in warm weather and should not be SChIA ul4LlI uLe2 Nneu the SOIL ndS De- come thoroughly warm. This plant is ready for feeding in about 50 days from seeding. It is a grass feeder and the soil should be well fertilized. It is not benefited but rather injured by lining therefore ii should not immed- lately follow in the rotation a, crop which has been lined. If more of this crop is produced than is needed for green feed, it should be cut for hay before it becomes tough or woody. It will exhaust the soil if allowed to ripen it's seed and leave it poor es- pecia1ly in phosphorous.
 Plot no. is for first planting corn.
 AS previously stated, the rye will be the first crop to reach the feeding stage. to be followed by the wheat or wheat and vetch. If rye is slow about starting in spring or if it becomes evil dent that wheat will not be ready when rye is gone, either or both of them may be whipped into line" with an application of raw sodium nitrate at rate of from 90 to 100 pounds per acre
 After rye has been fed from plot number one, it should be plowed up and planted to another crop. The crop may be soy-beans, cow-peas or 8 second planting of corn. The corn will per haps produce the greatest weight of green food. but the soy-beans and cow peas are much dicher in protein and are also legumes. nitrogen gatherers and soil builders. 4 very nice ar rangement is to plant one half the plot to corn and the other half to soy-beans or cow-p peas as the farmer may select
 After wheat has been fed from plot number two, We have the same options as in the case of number one. If the farmer has planted number one to soy-beans, he may desire to plant num- Der two to cow-peas. If the plot was lined before sowing the wheat, per haps the best thing would be to let it lie until September fertilize well, and SOW to wheat again.
 After oats and peas, plot number three is to be sown to Champion bar ley Sow not later than Aug. at rate of TWO bushels per acre. As rye is the earliest of all soiling feeds so barley may be fed the latest as it is not in jured by frost.
 Plot number four which was sown to Japanese miliet may be used for the next years rye crop.
 It is both interesting and profitable to do a little experimental work in connection with soiling crops. The United States Department of AeTicuI- ture Is always looking for promising new soiling plants and will gladly fur nish information concerning them. Re serve a fews in your soiling field for experiments. Determine for your self whether corn or Kafir gives you best results in a dry season, whether the 'Tto-San is a better Soy bean than the Clay, and whether the Whip Poor Wil'' is the best of COW peas.