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between June 20 and July 20, depending on alti- 

 tude, and to some extent on latitude, you secure a 

 warmer soil in which to start the young plants. 

 The higher the elevation the nearer you should 

 come to the earlier date. As a basis for a planting 

 time date we would say that in the central part 

 of Nebraska and on the Kansas line, we should 

 plant July twentieth on carefully spring tilled 

 land and slightly earlier as you go northward and 

 rise in altitude in proportion to the seasons' 

 changes. By this time the soil is thoroughly 

 warmed and a greater amount of fertility is 

 available. This coupled with ample moisture 

 will bring about the quick germination and a 

 rapid root growth followed by continuous growth 

 of the plant which means tender, succulent and 

 palatable fodder that is hard to excel and all 

 stock eagerly eat it. Hogs as well as cattle indi- 

 cate great fondness for it when well cured. 



HOW TO PLANT CANE SEED 



For cane hay, we would put the seed in with a 

 common grain drill. The land should be plowed 

 by the fifteenth of May, and the surface kept 

 loose and free from weeds. By close attention to 

 holding the moisture up to plowing, the soil will 

 be moist and in better condition to plow. The 

 plowing should be five to seven inches deep, 

 depending on the number of years the field has 

 been cropped, and the plow followed closely with 

 the sub-surface packer. If no sub-surface packer 

 is available, use the disk harrow set straight and 

 well weighted. From this on to the time of seed- 



