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issued in the soldiers' rations, and since that time its use 

 has gradually increased. In the United States only a small 

 portion of the rye crop produced here is used in the making 

 of bread. Rye bread is not held in such high esteem by 

 Americans as it is by the Germans and Russians, and 

 much of the use of the rye for this purpose in the United 

 States is due to demands for it by the foreign population. 

 Rye flour does not contain a large amount of gluten, and 

 does not make such a light colored nor so large a loaf 

 as that made from the wheat flour. Much of the rye in 

 this country is used in the making of alcoholic beverages. 

 The grain is also used to some extent for feeding live 

 stock, usually being ground and fed in combination with 

 other grains to hogs or horses. 



167. Use as green manure and forage. — • Rye holds 

 an important place as a green manure crop. Its hardi- 

 ness and ability to grow upon poor soils make it especially 

 yaluable for this purpose, since it grows well on those soils 

 that are most greatly in need of assistance. Rye is also 

 used for pasture and as a soiling crop. As a soiling crop 

 it is especially valuable for early spring feeding. While 

 it will yield the largest amount of green feed if cut when 

 in full head, it will yield a very fair amount of palatable 

 forage if cut earlier. As a pasture crop, it is available 

 both in the fall and spring. If seeded rather early in the 

 fall, usually it may be pastured for some time in the 

 fall and again for a few weeks in the spring, without 

 materially reducing the yield of grain. Sometimes the 

 crop is sown especially for pasture during the early part 

 of the year, and is plowed up in time for seeding a crop 

 of late potatoes or some other late crop. It may also 

 be pastured for several weeks in the spring and plowed 

 under in time for corn. Rye straw is of little use as 



