Grains and Forage Crops K)Q 



zne believe the smaller heads to be, but the zcheat is about evenly mixed 

 with grain like the large heads, zchich ivc think to be a species of barley. 

 The grain is an old. coarse, bearded wheat which is continually 

 appearing in helds of ordinary grain and naturally excites interest 

 among all to whom the variety is a novelty. It is the old seven- 

 headed Egyptian wheat, which has never proved of any cultural value, 

 because its manifolding of the head is of no advantage. It is better 

 to have a straight well-filled head than to have a branching head of 

 this kind. This matter has been fully demonstrated by experience 

 during the last thirty or forty years, not only in this State, but in 

 other States, for the variety has a way of getting around the world, 

 and seed has sometimes been sold at exorbitant prices to people who 

 have been persuaded that it is of particular value. 



Speltz. 



/ have heard of a Russian grai)i called "S[>eltc" or "Emmer." Can 

 I raise it successfully and. if so, zvhaf is the very best time of year to sow 

 same for the best crop obtainable:^ Can it be sozvn in the fall, say Novcm- 

 ber? Would springtime be a better time to sozu it on soil that is very 

 soft in winter? 



If your land yields good crops of wheat or barley or oats, you 

 have little to expect from speltz or emmer. This is a grain generally 

 considered inferior to those just mentioned and advocated for condi- 

 tions under which the better known grains do not do well. It is hardy 

 against drought and frost, particularly the latter, and is, therefore, 

 chiefly grown in the extreme north of Europe. It may be sown in 

 the fall or in the spring in places where rains are late and carry the 

 plant to maturity. 



Italian Rye Grass. 



What kind of grass is enclosed/ Also the best method to eradicate it? 



The grass is the Italian rye grass, or as it is sometimes called, 

 the Italian variety of the perennial rye grass. It is proving a very 

 satisfactory grass in California for moderate drought resistance and 

 for winter growing, and a great deal of it is being sown for these 

 purposes. You can readily kill it out by cultivation, but most people 

 are more occupied with its propagation than with its destruction. 



Fall Feed. 



Can I irrigate and plant a forage crop in July to feed dairy cows this 

 fall and xvintcr? Would you recommend cozv peas or some kind of sugar 

 corn? If cow peas, how many pounds to the acre? 



If you wet down the land thoroughly and then plow and harrow 

 and plant either cow peas or Indian corn, you ought to get a good 

 green crop before frost. Drill in or drop the seed in rows about 

 three feet apart and keep cultivating and irrigating as long as you 

 can get through without injuring the crop too much. Use about 40 

 pounds of cow peas to the acre. 



