Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . a good food for other kinds of live stock. Although the sunflower will thrive in nearly all parts of the conti-tinent, it is admirably adapted to the conditions of the of great power to withstand drought, this plant luxuriates inprairie soils, grows rapidly, and will mature in latitudes north of the Fodder Crops. 101 forty-ninth parallel. When grown in strips in sections where the soilis liable to blow, it may be made to render excellent service in check-ing the sweep of the winds. And it has been claimed that a r
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . a good food for other kinds of live stock. Although the sunflower will thrive in nearly all parts of the conti-tinent, it is admirably adapted to the conditions of the of great power to withstand drought, this plant luxuriates inprairie soils, grows rapidly, and will mature in latitudes north of the Fodder Crops. 101 forty-ninth parallel. When grown in strips in sections where the soilis liable to blow, it may be made to render excellent service in check-ing the sweep of the winds. And it has been claimed that a ring ofsunflowers around a farm, when the plants in it stand closely together,will form an effective barrier against invasion from the Russian thistle,as it goes tumbling over the prairie. The usual time of planting the sunflower in the Northwest is duringthe latter part of May, but the seed can be sown even some weeks later,when there is enough moisture in the soil to develop growth. The seedmay be sown with the grain drill and the rows made from thirty to. Mammoth Eussian Sunflower. forty-two inches apart to suit the attendant conditions. The distanceof the plants in the line of the row may also be varied. The averagedistance will probably be found somewhere between six and twelveinches. Cultivation between the rows should commence as soon asthe young plants clearly mark the line of the row. When the cultiva-tion given is frequent and prolonged, the yield of the crop will begreatly improved. No hand hoeing is required, other than to removethe weeds which, if left, would mature. Although the high feeding value of the sunflower is unquestioned,and although it is now certain that very large yields may be reaped 1 02 Grasses, Clovers, Field Roofs, Forage and Fodder Planfs. pei acre, there is still much to be learned regardini^ the best modes ofharvesting the crop and also of feeding it. Harvesting Hay.—The loss arising from the unseasonable andimproper harvesting of hay is in th
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