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Owing to advantages being claimed for late sowing, to bring- 
the harvest as late as the last of September, I was prompted to visit 
a number of fields this season, but was disappointed in finding the 
straw of late grain almost invariably covered with rust, and no indi¬ 
cations of improved yields over early sown crops. Some advantages 
may be developed later in favor of late sowing, but thus far early 
sowing is advised. 
BARLEY CULTURE. 
Barley is but little grown as a farm crop in this section of 
Colorado. Six varieties in test plats at this Station, including both 
hull and hull-less kinds, have done well in every particular. The 
culture requirements do not differ essentially from those of wheat,, 
except in the rate of seeding, which is about eight pecks for the hull 
sorts and a little less quantity for the hull-less. 
RYE CULTURE. 
The value of winter rye as a quick land renovator seems to be 
but little understood. When a heavy growth of vegetation can be 
made, to plow under between regular crops without losing the use of 
the land for a season, it ought to be encouraged. We have it from 
experience here that rye can be sown on early fall plowing, which 
will make two months’ pasture and furnish a heavy growth to plow 
under in the spring. Besides the benefits from green manuring^, 
whatever they may be, a fresh crop of weeds is prevented from 
going to seed by early plowing, and the necessary spring tillage 
places moisture beneath the surface for later use. The best yield of 
rye on these grounds the past season gave 19 bushels per acre. If 
seed raising is to be the object, about 80 pounds should be sown on- 
an acre, and at least 100 pounds for a matted growth. 
