Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 23. — He,\ of Southern Rye, 70 SOUTHERN FIELD CBOPS. is commonly of a grayer green than that of the othersmall grains. 69. Varieties. — There is but a limited number of vari-eties of rye, even in European countries. Practically onlyone kind or variety is successfully andgenerally grown in the warmer portionof the South, which is known simplyas Southern rye. The r3^e flower, unlike that ofwheat, oats, and barley, is cross-pol-linated, so that it would not be desir-able to sow two different varietiesnear together. 70. Climate. — The rye
Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 23. — He,\ of Southern Rye, 70 SOUTHERN FIELD CBOPS. is commonly of a grayer green than that of the othersmall grains. 69. Varieties. — There is but a limited number of vari-eties of rye, even in European countries. Practically onlyone kind or variety is successfully andgenerally grown in the warmer portionof the South, which is known simplyas Southern rye. The r3^e flower, unlike that ofwheat, oats, and barley, is cross-pol-linated, so that it would not be desir-able to sow two different varietiesnear together. 70. Climate. — The rye plant isadapted to a wide range of is hardier towards cold than anj ofthe other small grains and is practi-cally never injured in the South bywinter-killing. Rye can be sown suc-cessfully in a latitude too far south for general success withwheat. However, in growing rye in the South it is veryimportant to use seed grown as far south as is thought that seed from the central and lower partsof the Gulf States is better for sowing in the South thanthat from the extreme northern par
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