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ing, the surface two and one-half inches must be 

 kept loose and somewhat coarse and no weeds 

 allowed to grow. The more carefully this part 

 is carried out the more life is discernable in the 

 soil and a proportionate ranker growth of the cane 

 is noticeable. 



QUANTITY OF CANE SEED 



To increase the certainty of continuous growth 

 under ideal conditions, and anticipating the pos- 

 sible drouth later on, 30 pounds of black amber 

 cane seed per acre is ample. See Cuts No. 3 and 

 No. 44. The rear field in Cut No. 3, also the field in 

 Cut No. 44 were sown with 30 pounds of seed per 

 acre. The seed should be dropped just into the top 

 of the firm, moist soil. Be sure, however, that 

 you have good seed and that your seed bed is 

 firm and mulch not too deep. 



CANE FOR THE SILO 



Cane for the silo should be planted in rows and 

 cultivated. If put in with a lister, plant about 

 three to four weeks earlier than for cane hay as 

 above outlined, and if surface planted with a 

 corn planter, plant five to seven days later than 

 with lister, and apply the same early disking and 

 careful handling before planting followed with 

 timely tillage afterwards. Cane for silo should 

 be more mature than for hay; in fact it should 

 be headed and seed nearly matured, but the same 

 continuous rapid growth is desirable. 



See Cut No. 45. This cane was grown on 

 the H. 0. Ranch near Madrid, Nebraska in 1914, 



