. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. r PftHh, ir , »itiiiM»4 i<<hr!i rnpMly onwarJ lifkUrU by iiitllriK It frrt In It iliit{t< «iiin< â¢o quickly that In a ver a raUltii of thrat biiJii. whlih throw I atn^l« youHK plant if.«i|.| VVIn-n «?>>*!! In strips In scttinns where the skII \% llaM* to blow, It may be made to render excellent ecrvke In (htck< Init the sweep of the wlrult. And It has been J timed that a flnK of â¢unflowers around a farm, when the pi inti In i
. Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants [microform]. Forage plants; Grasses; Plantes fourragères; Graminées. r PftHh, ir , »itiiiM»4 i<<hr!i rnpMly onwarJ lifkUrU by iiitllriK It frrt In It iliit{t< «iiin< â¢o quickly that In a ver a raUltii of thrat biiJii. whlih throw I atn^l« youHK plant if.«i|.| VVIn-n «?>>*!! In strips In scttinns where the skII \% llaM* to blow, It may be made to render excellent ecrvke In (htck< Init the sweep of the wlrult. And It has been J timed that a flnK of â¢unflowers around a farm, when the pi inti In it »tand closely totffther, will form .in effective barrier against Invasion from the Kusslan thistle, a* It Koes tumbling over the prairie. The usu-tl time of plantinu thesunllower In the Northwest Is durln« the latter of May, but the seed can be sown even some weeks later, when there Is enough moisture In the soli fo d*vciop yrowtl ."he seed may be sown with the grain drill and the rows made from thirty to. Mammoth Ui'mmian Hri(Pi/>wKn. forty-two Inches apart, to suit the attendant conditions. The distance of the plants in the line of the row may also bw varied. The averajjc distance will probably be found somewhere between six and twelve Inches. Cultivation between the rows sliould commence as soon as the young plants clearly mark the line of the row. When the cultiva- tion given Is frequent and prolonged, the yield of the crop will be greatly Improved. No iiand hoeing is required, other than to remove the 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 .'. *fci! -!«*«».â is»,r- itffT'.^ »'^ j. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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