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cattle or swine. It will not only increase the supply of the 

 cow's milk, but makes it very rich. Rape grows on any 

 kind of soil most any time of the year, from September i, 

 until hot weather. It does not require any fertilizer as it is 

 a great soil improver itself. If you wish to plant in rows, 

 make them about three feet apart, drilling the seed with a 

 seed drill, using from four to six pounds to the acre. If 

 planted broadcast, which is the most popular way, it will 

 take in the neighborhood of ten pounds of seed to the acre. 



OATS. 



During the winter you will find the Florida farmer rais- 

 ing oats very extensively. They grow to perfection on 

 most any kind of well drained soil. They are planted broad- 

 cast, requiring about one bushel of seed to an acre. Use 

 only Florida grown seed, it will cost you a little more, but 

 is worth the difiference. Plant any time from October to 

 March. The One Hundred Bushel, the Burt 90-Day and 

 the Texas Rust Proof are the standard varieties. 



RYE. 



During the winter season rye makes an excellent feed 

 for chickens and stock. If you wish to cut this crop, plant 

 Florida grown seed, but if you are planting for grazing 

 purposes, sow Southern grown rye, as it makes just as good 

 pasture and is less expensive. A great many dairymen 

 throughout the State plant the Florida grown seed with 

 oats, using one bushel of oats to a half-bushel of rye. If you 

 are raising chickens, plant a patch of Italian rye for them. 

 This is also planted extensively for winter lawns, and makes 

 a beautiful green lawn when all other kinds of grass are 

 dead. All varieties are sown broadcast any time from Sep- 

 tember until March. One bushel of seed will plant an ;;cre. 



