l82 FARM CROPS 



When wilted stack the vines loosely around a pole 



about 7 feet high, using some sticks under them, 



to keep them off the ground, and cap with hay or 



straw. If stacked in large stacks or too closely, 



they will heat, so this must be avoided. After 



about four weeks the nuts may be picked from the 



vines and stored where they will be dry and well 



aired. 



PEARL MILLET.— See Millets. 



PERENNIAL RYE GRASS.— A good hay 



crop, but not generally grown. If planted in the 



spring it grows abundantly, being ready to cut in 



>^ six or eight weeks. It is 



m^f^^ ^*\ very succulent in character, 



ff^ \ but abhors dry weather. It 



T is good in pasture and 



meadow mixtures and about 



I bushel of seed to the acre 



should be used. It fancies a 



fertile soil containing much 



lime and one moist and rich 



in vegetable matter. It abhors 



stiff clays. Where timothy 



PERENNIAL RYE GRASS does Well, there is little or 



to'^i?; ^a"\r/ ailo''s«ff "° occasion to use this grass. 



clays. It Is most useful In POLISH WHEAT —A 

 mixtures with red top or , ■^•"■i"ii yvxit-rvx. n. 

 orchard grass which In- wheat plant Somewhat re- 

 creases In value as the rye i_i- . , 



decreases. sembling rye in general ap- 



pearance. It is rather tall, 

 the Stems are smooth and more or less pithy within. 

 It does not stool to any extent. It bears large 

 heads that are loosely formed before ripening; 

 these are bluish green in color. The grains are hard, 

 yellowish to white in color, and are much larger 

 than ordinary wheat. This wheat seems to be 



