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cane fields in the somewhat drouthy year of 1914 

 that made five tons of choice, high quality cane 

 hay right beside other fields that made only about 

 a half to a ton per acre of poor quality. 



CANE HAY A VALUABLE CROP 



The smaller yields were invariably from early 

 planting from the fifteenth of May to June tenth, 

 while the larger yields were mainly planted from 

 July 5 to 17, on carefully spring tilled land. 

 See Cut No. 3 ; here are two fields adjoining grown 

 by R. Crook, Wilsonville Nebraska in 1914. 

 The front field planted May eighteenth, produced 

 about half a ton of low grade hay per acre; the 

 rear field planted July fifteenth made five tons of 

 fine quality hay per acre, the direct result of care- 

 ful spring tillage as previously explained. Here 

 in this field is a most interesting and broad lesson, 

 at the time the photo was taken the early planted 

 was dead and brown while the rear one was rank 

 and green and only just beginning to head. The 

 feeding value of the later planted on carefully 

 spring tilled land in all the experiments was 

 invariably the highest. 



SPRING TILLING FOR CANE HAY 



The preparation of the land for cane hay 

 should be along the same plan as outlined in 

 " Spring Tillage For Corn", but the careful tillage 

 should be continued three to five weeks longer 

 before planting. There are three important ad- 

 vantages found in this continued careful cultiva- 

 tion before planting for the production of cane 

 hay: 



