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The land is prepared for barley the same as for 

 wheat and oats, viz., by harrowing and cultivating 

 down the narrow ribs made, in the fall. While it is 

 necessary to loosen the subsoil for other crops, it is 

 more so for barley, as this crop will very soon turn 

 yellow in cold, wet soil. Sow with a grain drill at 





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the rate of one and a half bushels per acre of the 

 heaviest yielding variety known. 



Barley ground should be also seeded with the 

 same mixture as wheat and oats, so that the whole 

 section (No. 4) will be in grass the following year. 



While it improves the quality of barley to cover 

 the shocks with caps at harvest time, it is a question 

 whether or not it pays to do so; but the same caps 

 may be used for the clover, and this is a great ad- 

 vantage in a wet season. 



