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lent and nutritious hay. It succeeds very 

 well on all soils, and is particularly recom- 

 mended for rich or heavy low grounds, and 

 it will stand more overflow than any other 

 g-rass with which we have had experience. 

 Italian Rye Grass is principally recom- 

 mended for fall seeding, and can be sown 

 during August, September and October. It 

 should be sown at the rate of 80 pounds to 

 the acre, and as it is an annual, it requires 

 seeding each year. It should be cut when 

 in bloom for hay. 



Southern Bye. 



B7E (Southern Grown). — It stools heav- 

 ily, can be grazed several times and then 

 allowed to go to seed. Cut and feed green, 

 has made as much as 10 tons of green 

 food per acre in five months. Rye grown 

 in Tennessee, Virginia, and the North and 

 West is cheaper, but it is Spring sown 

 and often runs along the ground. It is 

 slow growing and is not so good here. It 

 is an entirely different type to our South- 

 ern Rye. Rye is extremely hardy, and will 

 grow on the poorest kind of land. It 

 makes the finest kind of Winter and 

 Spring pasturage, and if sown early can 

 be grazed until late Fall. If cut when in 

 bloom, or before fully headed out, it makes 

 a fair quality of hay, and when used for 

 grain, the straw is excellent for bedding 

 purposes. It is not truly a soil-improving 

 crop, but makes a great deal of humus, 

 and when turned under on the land, will 

 greatly help impoverished lands. It is 

 sown from the middle of August until 

 November, and then again in the early 

 Spring. The main planting time is in the 

 Fall, however, as it is more valuable when 

 sown early. It is a very hardy plant, 

 withstanding all kinds of very cold weather 

 without serious injury. The ground should 

 be well prepared before you sow; plant 

 early, thus giving the young plants plenty 

 of time to get a good stand. Sowed both 

 broadcast and in drills. The seed should 

 be covered no more than two inches. For 

 hogs, sow from September 10th to Novem- 

 ber 1st, together with crimson clover. 

 Graze from December 1st to April 15th. 



Rye can be planted for late Fall and 

 Winter grazing at the last laying by of 

 cotton. 



What Has Been Done With Southern 

 Bye: — F. A. Giffin, Raceland, La., winters 

 5 head of horses and cattle to the acre 

 through the Winter months without any 

 other feed. 



Col. J, M. Dresser last Winter grazed 80 

 head of horses, mules and cattle on 30 

 acres of Winter Rye and Oats and they 

 went through in fine condition. 



J. G. Taylor of Raceland had two acres 

 of Winter Rye on which he grazed 7 

 horses and 5 cows through the Winter, 

 feeding them some grain, but no other 

 forage. 



Rye will stand any amount of tramp- 

 ing; in fact, the more the better. It does 

 not stool close to the ground, which is an 

 advantage over the Northern Rye. 



PATTEBSON OATS. — This Oat dates 

 back to a period shortly after the war, 

 when a chaplain of the Northern Army, 

 Rev. R. I. Patterson, decided to settle on 

 a farm in Louisiana. When he moved 

 down South, he brought some Northern 

 oats for seed, and by continually saving 

 the seed that resisted disease year after 

 year, he perfected a seed that was thor- 

 oughly acclimated and resistant to rust. 

 This Oat now seems to be Rust Proof 

 and can be grown successfully in this 

 State. In the preparation of the land, 

 great care should be taken to have a good 

 seed bed, perfectly drained. The Northern 

 style of plowing into lands about 25 or 30 

 feet wide seems to give best results. Oc- 

 tober and November are the best months 

 for planting in order to insure well ma- 

 tured seeds the following May. The seed 

 itself is medium, plump, well filled and of 

 a light brown color. It is also a bearded 

 oat, but in the process of threshing, es- 

 pecially if the grain is thoroughly dry, 

 most of the beards are beaten off, so that 

 very little shows. The grain is usually up 

 to the standard weight and frequently runs 

 as high as 38 pounds to the measured 

 bushel. The appearance of the oats when 

 young and growing is very beautiful, the 

 color being a deep green, and remaining so 

 until the grain begins to ripen in May. On 

 ordinary ground, the oats grow to a height 

 of about 31/^ to 4 feet, and when ripening 

 presents a highly golden color. The straw 

 is usually quite erect and stands storms 

 fairly well. In February and March it 

 forms a magnificent merse crop in which 

 to plant Lespedeza, so that after the oats 

 are harvested in May or June, the Lespe- 

 deza grows and gives a second crop in the 

 following October. 



BED BUST PBOOP OATS.— Have come 

 into general cultivation. They are very 

 valuable, and will save a great deal of 

 corn on a farm. The seed of this variety 

 has a reddish cast, a peculiar long beard, 

 is very heavy and will not rust in this cli- 

 mate. They can be sown as early as Octo- 

 ber, but should be pastured down as soon 

 as they commence to joint, till February. 

 When the ground is low or the season wet 

 this cannot well be done without destroy- 

 ing the whole crop. During January and 

 February is the proper time to cut it for 

 green fodder, if no pasturing can be done. 

 One to one and a half bushels per acre is 

 sufficient. These Oats have a tendency to 

 stool, and tlierefore do not require as much 

 per acre as common oats. Those who have 

 not already tried this variety should do so. 



There Are No Better Oats Than Louisiana Red Rust Proof. 



