. Hay and pasture crops in Manitoba [microform]. Pâturages; Plantes fourragères; Forage plants; Pastures. Cutting Western Rye Orass on College Farm c'.'lll lH"i;i((Uili>Il!l l;lr;il v;iiiity ipf >()il>, liiil il is rollllil In tlil'Vc l)l'>t (inaiiiui>t -aiiil\- It will iiui >tariil r\- (â¢('ssivc iMoisfiiri' !is in tlif native nicaiiuus it ua> niv<r i'nund uiiuwini; in Mic slniinlis l)Ut afdiMid the vtl^r wjici'' ,if Water (lid not lit iliiiiny the Wliilc it f-ives tjie lar-icst on moist loams it is wefi af('(l to the drier and lieavier s
. Hay and pasture crops in Manitoba [microform]. Pâturages; Plantes fourragères; Forage plants; Pastures. Cutting Western Rye Orass on College Farm c'.'lll lH"i;i((Uili>Il!l l;lr;il v;iiiity ipf >()il>, liiil il is rollllil In tlil'Vc l)l'>t (inaiiiui>t -aiiil\- It will iiui >tariil r\- (â¢('ssivc iMoisfiiri' !is in tlif native nicaiiuus it ua> niv<r i'nund uiiuwini; in Mic slniinlis l)Ut afdiMid the vtl^r wjici'' ,if Water (lid not lit iliiiiny the Wliilc it f-ives tjie lar-icst on moist loams it is wefi af('(l to the drier and lieavier soils and can u;rown Miiee--liiii\ where'I'imutliy and Hed ('lover are killed liv droii!'ht. Place in Rotation Wcstcni I{ye is one of the ea-iest ura>s ero|»s to work into the nitatioii. If the M)il is hadly exhau>ted it -honhl only !«â sown on a snnnner fallow l>tit if the soil is fertile and the season at all fav(..al)le miMHJ results can he ohtained on stnl)l)le laml. If sown on .-mnmer fallow a innse crop can he usrd if sown on stnl>l>le hetier results are ohtained hy seeding; alone. Preparation of the Seed Bed 'i'he seed of the Western l{ye is coniparatively small and does not contain a larj?'' amoinit of plant food and therefore, re(iuires a line seed hi'd so that the yoniif^ plant c; ⢠Ijej^in to draw on tiie soil for its food in its early stages of growth. '1 na soil should lie firm underneath with a Knmular mulch ahout an inch or an in 'h and a half di ep on top. Tiiis allows the nioistni-e to rise close to th surface and the mulch i^'event-^ evaporation. Spring ;, if it is packed, harr(,,ved, and sei ded the same day as i)lowed will <;ive fair results. A well vorked sununer-fallow is the ideal preptiration; tlu' surface is fine, tiie suhsuiface firm, and the soil is moist and free from wcM' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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