The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-06-10
Suggestions for Late Crops

Suggestions for Late Crops
W. II. Olin, Agricultural. Commission
er for the Rio Grande Railroad sug-
gests the following for late crops
where for any reason they are nee
essary. He urges the farmer to choose
that one crop which his soil, market,
farm and live stock environment will
enable him to make the most remun-
erative this season
]. Garden PeaS-Stratagem. Alaska
or dwarf type Telephone recommend
ed. Seed between rows of trees. leav-
ing sufficient space between tree and
crop for orchard irrigation, and to
also bring crop out from under deep
shadows OF trees. Newton Hibbs OF Sal
mon, Idaho, harvested this kind OF a
| crop last season with his hogs, and
| averaged better than 1000 pounds of
pork per acre in open field. We should
make fully 600 pounds. and this would
mean at least $40 per acre, letting the
hogs harvest the crop. The crop can
| also be canned or sold for seed peas
Field Beans-Planted similar to
peas, the field beans can be grown in
the orchard. Large quantities of
beans are shipped into the mountains
regions each year for food consump-
tion. Learn from your grocer the best
market bean for your section. and
| seed between orchard rows. This crop
requires but litues irrigation. but is
I. improved by vigorous cultivation
j fatatWes-The acreage OF pota-
toes in ell northern and eastern states
Is this year reduced, and in the south
late winter storms have severely cut
down the early potato crop. Early po-
tatoes are certain to bring a good
price this season. II soil Is suitable
for this crop. put in a good early po-
tato right away Eureka, Irish Cob
bier and Early Ohio are standard COM
mercial varieties
1. Vetch for Seed Crop-Vetch seed
Is this year scarce and commands a
high price. Try small area between
your tree rows. The best spring va
riety is Vicia Sativa. 1t can either be
seeded broadcast or drilled in rows.
Hairy Vetch is fall variety. This
crop deserves a place in every orchard
as a both a soil feeding and good
cover crop.
Pea and Barley Forage-Use
sixty pounds of field peas and forty
pounds OF barley for seeding. Cut
when barley is in milk stage for hay.
This forage makes splendid and
most nutritious hay crop. Use beard
less barley where possible.
6. Barley for Grain-The earliest
maturing grain crop is barley. 1t is a
shallow surface soil feeder. Seeded
this late in the season. IT will not
stool vigorously, so use twenty per
| cent more seed than you would when
you seed early in the spring This crop
natures seed quicker than either oats
or wheat. A good type of barley is
in great demand for hog feed, hence
seed should be readily sold when ma
tured.
:. Milling Wheat Wheat is likely
, to command strong prices while the
European war lasts. This late in the
season, seed fifteen to twenty per cent
heavier than normal, and use eiher
, Defiance of Marquis wheat, which are
standard milling types now accepted
at any mill
Certain truck crops where markets
are close at hand can be profitably
grown. Each grower must decide for
himself the crop that shall. in this
emergency, bring him the best return
for his particular soil and farm con-
ditiOn. The writer would urge him to
get something in that shall give him a
seasons crop and make profitable use
of the land