Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-08

the uttu peas may ut u uoAt fibAt
able crop than oats. The crop will
not stand a severe pasiuring. how.
ever As a green manure crop the
field pea Is said to be superior to the
COW pea. Field peas. II is said. should
not be planted before the middle or
the latter part Of November in order
to avoid being killed back by the cold
weather In the middle OF the winter.
The yields per acre We're found to be
best when the planting was done with
grain drill. seeding from 90 to 100
pounds per acre. The Golden Vine
variety is recommended.
The experiments with Sudan grass
have now covered four years and the
average yield for the past three has
been 6.22 tons per acre. Although
this Is smaller than the average yield
for Sumac sorghum grown under stint
lar circumstances. the Sudan grass
has been found superior In other re-
spects. The finer quality Of the hay
results In its being more easily
handled. and there Is less waste In
feeding. II Is also earlier to mature
than Sumac sorghum. being ready for
the arst cutting In from 20 to IS days
after planting. Seeding is best done
with grain drill. using from 20 to 20
pounds to the acre. Planting In rows
and cultivating produces good yields,
but the cost OF production Is greater
and the quality OF the hay coarser.
Further experiments are also shown
showing she advantages OF securing
thick stand Of milo to insure crop
OF this grain In spite OF the ravages
OF the sorghum nudge. The milo was
planted in rows different distances
apart. and the plants were thinned to
different distances in the row. The
summary of the results of these eN'
perlments Is as follows:
|. No marked differences resulted
in the number OF tillers or the num-
Der OF heads per plant from varying
the distance between the rows.
.. In the plats where the rows
were uniformly four feet apart. but
where the plants were thlnned to diff
ferent distances within the rows. the
number OF heads per plant decreased
and the yield increased as the plants
were crowded. the thicker stands pro
duclng the higher yields.
2. Counts made Of the number OF
tillers per plant on May 10 and of the
number OF mature heads per plant al
harvest showed that a large number
of tillers on the widespread plants
failed to produce heads.
I. The close-spaced plants ripene'
their grain in 1918 abou, one week
earlier than the widespread plants
This early maturity is particularly i'm
portant in that 1t permits the crop &c
escape injury by the sorghum nudge
.. Increasing the number Of plants
per row does not necessarily mean
proportlonate increase In the tota'
number OF heads or stalks per row.
6. The weather conditions IN
iluence very markedly the number o.
tlllers and branches produced, al
though the total number Of brance'
and tillers. In 1914. about equaled the
total number OF tillers alone in 1918
when there were but few branches
:. In practice. the stand is con
trolled BY varying the rate OF seeding
rather than by thinning the plants
thick stands are secured by thick
seeding.
S. Thicker seeding than Is ordl
narily practiced appears to be desir
able. in that It results not only IN
larger yields. but also in smaller and
more easily handled plant stumps
gives better stands and insures ear
lier and more uniform maturity
Where the rows are four feet apart
a rate Of Ave to six pounds OF seed
per acre Is recommended.
o. II would appear that the close
spacing Of the plants can be practiced
in sections Of low rainfall. To ofse'
this increase in the number OF plants
per row II is necessary only to In
crease the distance between the rows
10. The time the plants are
thlnned does not seem to be an i'm
portant factor in suppressing tiller'
and branches. II the thinning Is de
layed sufficiently to reduce tillerlng
there seems to be a tendency for th'
plants TO increase the number o
branches.