362 DRY LAND FARMING 



minate readily where the bulk of the precipitation comes 

 in the growing season. The grazing should be close un- 

 til the autumn to lessen the draft on soil moisture. 

 In areas where the precipitation comes largely in the 

 autumn and winter months, these grains may be best 

 sown on the arrival of the autumn rains. When grains 

 are sown to provide pasture in the spring, as a rule the 

 earlier they are sown the more valuable will be the 

 pastures which they furnish. 



When winter rye or winter wheat are sown to pro- 

 vide grazing, it is not improbable that the largest amount 

 of grazing will be obtained from these grains if sown 

 in June and kept closely grazed until sometime in the 

 autumn, the grazing being made to cease in time to 

 allow the grains to make more or less top to furnish some 

 winter protection. The grazing may begin again early 

 in the spring unless .the crop is to be grown for fodder 

 or for the grain. When grains are sown in the spring to 

 provide pasture, the aim should be to sow them early. 



When the grains are sown separately or in combi- 

 nations, the aim should be to sow them with the drill and 

 to put them so far down that they will germinate readily. 

 When sown alone, about 50 per cent, more seed may be 

 sown for pasture than is sown for grain. When sown 

 in combinations not less usually than 6 pecks of the mix- 

 ture should be sown in the autumn and in some instances 

 8 pecks would be better. The proportion of the sand or 

 other vetch that may be sown can only be fully deter- 

 mined by experiment. It is probable, however, that in 

 but few instances, if indeed any, should less than 2 pecks 

 of the vetch be sown per acre. When grains are sown 

 in combination in the spring not less than 6 to 8 pecks 

 should be sown. The thicker seeding is called for to 

 furnish more plants for grazing. As they are usually 

 grazed down so as to prevent high top growth, they draw 



