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No experiments have yet been made with the 

 sowing of winter wheat prior to September. Any 

 hardy winter variety, particularly" the bearded 

 varieties of wheat and barley seems to be suited for the 

 purpose. The tillering and hardiness of the chief 

 varieties of these two grain crops, suitable for different 

 localities, are sufficiently well-known amongst farmers 

 as to call for no special description. 



RYE AND BARLEY 



As far as these experiments have gone, the general 

 recommendations as to the varieties to be sown at the 

 different times in summer and autumn are: — Land 

 ploughed and ready for seeding in July may be sown 

 with Giant Essex rye. (The quantity of seed per 

 statute acre recommended is about 14 to 16 stone of 

 14 lbs.) Land ploughed and ready for seeding in 

 August may be sown with rye or winter tawny oats 

 at the rate of 14 to 15 stone per statute acre. 



The general seeding for winter barley will be from 

 12 to 14 stone, and for winter wheat 12 to 16 stone 

 per statute acre respectively. The earlier the 

 respective crops are sown the smaller the amount of 

 seed required. 



Rye, as a cereal crop, is not, for its grain or straw- 

 producing capacity, as profitable as the other 

 varieties of cereals. Taking into consideration the 

 greater amount of rye as a fodder crop, com- 

 pared with the fodder yielded by the other 

 varieties of grain, the total value of the various cereal 

 crops will be approximately equal. Further, as 

 previously stated, rye can be sown earlier and will 

 also grow on poorer land than other cereals. For 

 these reasons it offers an opportunity to many farmers 

 of extending the area under cereals. 



