FIELD CROPS. 



Barley requires very rich land. The winter variety to 

 be sown in the Southern States during the fall, and the 

 spring variety to be sown in the Northern States during 

 early spring. 



BUCKWHEAT. (Fagopyrum esculentum. ) 



There are two varieties of Buckwheat, the common 

 Black and the Silver Hull ; both are good and there is but 

 little difference between them. Sow one bushel per acre, 

 broadcast, in April, May, June, July or August, and plow 

 or harrow in lightly. It grows freely on any kind of soil. 



OATS. (A vena sativa. ) 



In the Southern States sow from August 15th to Octo- 

 ber 15th, and from February 15th to March 15th. If 

 sown between the above dates the crop is liable to be 

 killed by freezing in winter. In the Northern States sow 

 in the spring only, and as early as possible, and yet avoid 

 freezing. Prepare the land well by thorough plowing six 

 to eight inches deep. Sow from one to three bushels per 

 acre, broadcast, and cover lightly with the harrow or cul- 

 tivator. Oats require rich soil. Commercial fertilizers 

 are well suited to this, as well as to all grain crops. On 

 very rich land, excessively large crops have been made by 

 sowing six bushels of seed to the acre. Harvest when 

 the heads begin to turn brown, and before the seed is ripe. 



RYE. (Secale r,ereale.) 



There are two varieties of rye, viz. , spring and winter. 

 Winter rye is the only one at all suited to the Southern 

 States. Either spring or winter rye may be sown in the 

 Northern States. Eye will grow on land too poor to produce 

 barley ; yet the better the land the better will be the rye. 

 Sow from Angust 15 to November 15th in the Southern 

 States. Plow the land thoroughly and broadcast one to 

 three bushels of seed per acre ; plow or harrow in lightly. 

 It may also be sown in drills twenty to thirty inches 



