Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-07-06
Emergency Crops

whether the crops are tor a live.
stock man, grain farmer or cash
renter For the general farmes. cul-
tivatiDa his own farm and fixed tC
buy aockif needed. the catch Gro .
list is long and inviting.
That wars mightiest weapon is
the plow, and that in the planting OF
EmerseDy Crops is all opportun-
ity and a duty Of each farmer to
help win the war as well as add to
bank account or pay interest. is the
opinion Of Vim. d. Mckee, farmer.
and Institute worker of the Missouri
State Board Of Agriculture, sum-
marizine bis experience and Obser-
vatlOnS. as follows:
The sUOckman. after July ! and
as late as August |, can put a por-
tlOn Of his catch acreage in sorghum
Early Amber being mighty fine.
This is Standard early maturing
variety. sowing fifty to hundred
pounds 10 the acre for hay crop.
There are many other sorghums
ranging from Amber to Kafir, milo,
feteHta. and Sudan grass, of vary
Ing value on Missouri soils This is
no time TO experiment., so il is un-
necessary 10 discuss new or novel
crops
New EracOwpeaS. in a normal
season, mature sufficiently to make
most excellent hay. ranking in
value with clover or alfalfa. Plant
from bushel TO a bushel and a
half per acre, depending upon the
richness Of your soil.
Rape stands at the head of the
list as forage crop for hogs, and
can be pastured with sheep and
cattle by using proper caution. Rage
will bloat cattle or sheep if turned
on when wei from dew or rain
and especially if these animals are
hungry -Four TO seven pounds of
Dwarf ESssx is about the quantity.
Choose between Hungarian or
German inlet Sow Hungarian mil
let later than most of the other
catch crops with the promise of
getting good hay, which should be
cut about The time the seed are in
soft dough, for the highest and best
quality. Sow German millet. for
both hay and seed. The seed is a
cash crop and can be shipped like
wheat or oa!s-at the price miIlet
seed Ol Ills variety has been sell
Ing, II Is mOneymaker. Overflow
ed land Often gives splendid returns
IN German mlllet Hay crops have
been sO"n successfully as late as
the last hall Of July,
buch"heat is not To be 'SneeZed,
at on lands poisoned with cookie
DurS, morning -elOries, cottonweeds
and other foul, pestiferous ANIMALS.
For sure smother crop buckwheat
ranks highland there has ALWAYS
been good sale for the grain. Buck
wheat Is not nearly so sure as
millet ID Missouri. and on rich land
often falls down badly.
Ito San Early Black Dwarf, and
some other early varieties of soy
beans, have made splendid crops of
ilds Vi w H'sI quality, rich In feed
ine value planted after July 4.
when irOSt Came late
',Lale-pianted COIN. if a very early
maturing Varlety of Northern crown
seed, is on the average Missouri
farm 'ie OeS' emergency crop, CON-
Dining the largest number of chance
!or both lood for man and feed for
animals IL you have a siIo, all the
better a. 70 iOrage, The later the
lrost (Ol oourSe) the better the
catch crop Of any sort.
Hickory Hing, Wisconsin Num-
Der Seven Prlie of the North and
Req Ninety Day are reliable varie.
ties Of eishty.fve to nina,v.dav
corn. , Sol,le nmt Of these | have crown
myself and can Recommend eSpec;l
ally ior very late planiina To e,Pes ,pese
sllvernlne and Silver Kins. aIs.'u''''S
Navy beans are attracting many