. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 11, 1916] THE. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN i : : s i H n : ! i THE FARM SOUDAN GRASS VALUABLE CROP FOR UNIRR1GATED LANDS. Soudan grass is proving valuable for California conditions, as dry forage on lands unsuited for irrigation, accord- ing to Professor John W. Gilmore of the Division of Agronomy of the Uni- versity of California. Experiments at the University Farm showed that the planting of April 15 produced the largest yield of both hay and seed. Moreover, only two cuttings per year were obtained from the later plantings, but three from the planti
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 11, 1916] THE. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN i : : s i H n : ! i THE FARM SOUDAN GRASS VALUABLE CROP FOR UNIRR1GATED LANDS. Soudan grass is proving valuable for California conditions, as dry forage on lands unsuited for irrigation, accord- ing to Professor John W. Gilmore of the Division of Agronomy of the Uni- versity of California. Experiments at the University Farm showed that the planting of April 15 produced the largest yield of both hay and seed. Moreover, only two cuttings per year were obtained from the later plantings, but three from the plantings of April 15. The yield of hay from three cut- tings, under dry culture, was tons per acre; under irrigation, tons. The yield of both the later and earlier plantings was considerably less. The yields at Davis with 15 pounds of seed, under dry culture, were tons per acre, and under irrigation, tons. The yield from 35 pounds of seed per acre, under both cultures, was somewhat more than 15 pounds, but the extra yield did notpay for the extra seed. Experiments were conducted also as to the method of seeding. The plant- ing in rows 18 inches apart and cul- tivated gave better results than the drilled seeding. The yields under this method were' tons per acre, while the drilled seeding yielded only tons. It must be remembered, how- ever, that the 18-inch planting was cul- tivated and this required labor. The hay produced by this method was coarser and consequently of poorer quality than that produced by drilled In the Stretch You can be sure the leaders are horses without limb troubles. Sore muscles, stiff joints and strained tendons never go under the wire in front. no matter how fine the breed of the horse. Many a good horse is now a working plodder when he might have held his place as a racer if only his owner had used World Sold Under a $1,000 Bond The Only Spavin Remedy in the â«_ â i:»1,Jta!« known among horses that cannot he cu
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