. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. FORAGE-CROP EXPERIMENTS AT SAN ANTONIO. 15 the beginning of the growing season. Early-maturing sorts like the Red Amber crowd out the cowpeas. The yields from the plats of sorghum indicate that fully as much fodder can be obtained in the mixture as by seeding alone; therefore, the advantage derived from the admixture of the cowpea hay, if not obtained at too great an expense in seeding and cultivation, is well worth Fig. 1.—Sumac sorghum and Unknown cowpeas planted in the same row, showing the excellent growth made by both the cowp
. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. FORAGE-CROP EXPERIMENTS AT SAN ANTONIO. 15 the beginning of the growing season. Early-maturing sorts like the Red Amber crowd out the cowpeas. The yields from the plats of sorghum indicate that fully as much fodder can be obtained in the mixture as by seeding alone; therefore, the advantage derived from the admixture of the cowpea hay, if not obtained at too great an expense in seeding and cultivation, is well worth Fig. 1.—Sumac sorghum and Unknown cowpeas planted in the same row, showing the excellent growth made by both the cowpeas and the sorghum. There are about three plants of the sorghum to four of the cowpeas. (Photographed July 27, 1910.) SMALL GRAINS AS FORAGE While in the immediate vicinity of San Antonio the grain yields from such cereals as oats, barley, wheat, and rye are low, yet oats, and rye to a lesser extent, are quite extensively grown for forage. Oats are also very useful for whiter pasturage, and are generally a ' The growing of cereals for grain production only at low altitudes in the vicinity of San Antonio is not a profitable venture. The principal cause of low yields is the susceptibility of grains to rust. In higher alti- tudes cereals are grown to a considerable extent. In the high land near Kerrville, and even no farther distant than the town of Boerne (30 miles), satisfactory yields have been realized from wheat and>oats. [Cir. 106]. 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 the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
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