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Buckwheat 



Buckwheat is a grain crop which can 

 be seeded about July 1st. It does not 

 require a very fertile soil, but on the 

 other hand, it will lodge on soil that is 

 to rich. It responds to a good prepara- 

 tion of the soil and on poorer soils to 

 150 to 200 pounds of fertilizer rich in 

 phosphoric acid. It fits in well on land 

 which for some reason could not be 

 seeded to a spring crop. 



About four pecks of seed is required 

 per acre. Japanese and Silver Hull are 

 common types grown in this country and 

 of these the latter seems to be more ex- 

 tensively grown. The crop grows rapid- 

 ly and gets ahead of weeds. It is the 

 best crop we have to get ahead of witch 

 grass and it will put infested land in 

 good shape for a fine crop next year. 



Buckwheat should be harvested before 

 the first killing frost and is often cut 

 after the first seeds have matured. It 

 is intermediate in time of maturity, that 

 is, both blossoms and ripened seeds can 

 be found on the same plant. Very hot 

 weather at blossoming time sometimes 

 prevents seed formation although in 

 such cases the second crop of blossoms 

 will often produce seeds. Harvesting 

 can be done with a reaper, a grain bind- 

 er, or a cradle. In buckwheat districts 

 a reaper is most often used. The 

 bundles are left on the ground a few 

 days and then set up in shocks. Thresh- 

 ing can be done with a grain thresher, 

 the concaves of which are removed, or 

 it may be done by hand with a flail. 



As a grain crop, buckwheat is not im- 

 portant in most parts of Massachusetts. 

 It is a valuable poultry feed and can be 

 fed to live stock but it is not as good as 

 other grains. It has the advantage, 

 however, of producing a crop in a .short 

 time on soils that are too poor for other 

 crops. However, to some extent, its 

 time of planting and harvesting con- 

 flicts with other pressing farm work. 



In communities where buckwheat has 

 not been grown as a grain and where it 

 cannot be readily marketed or ground 

 into flour, it might be better to grow 

 winter rye on the old fields which should 

 be plowed up. 



Buckwheat has some other uses in 

 addition to its use as a grain crop. It 

 is the best crop to sow on a run down 

 field and get it in condition for a crop 

 next year. There is considerable or- 

 ganic matter to be plowed in and it 

 leaves the soil in a mellow condition. 



It is sometimes recommended that 

 buckwheat and rye be sown together on 

 such land. The buckwheat .should be 

 seeded rather thin and the rye rather 

 thick. The rye will remain small until 

 the buckwheat is harvested and then it 

 commences to grow vigorously. The 

 buckwheat can be harvested for grain 

 and the rye plowed the following spring. 



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