
An annual grass so useful that today three out of five farms 
in some areas sow it for some purpose every year. 
Its widest use is as a cover crop—a low cost blanket to 
cover corn and other bare fields throughout the winter to 
reduce erosion and maintain fertility. In this use, its remark- 
able ability to provide a thick mat of roots, much like a real 
sod, is a valuable characteristic. 
It is also used to sow with other grass seeds in the spring. 
Its habit of quick growth not only gets pasture faster, it 
nurses along the slower starting, more permanent grasses. 
Note in the table on page 26 that it is used in several of the 
mixtures for this purpose. It makes excellent forages planted 
with Ladino, Blue Grass, Orchard, Red Top and other grasses. 
Another use which offers big possibilities right now is 
its quick pasture possibilities. A quick grower, it withstands 
close grazing and recovers quickly. Some folks report 
that it is excellent mixed with clovers for high altitude 
pastures. 
Many farmers have not yet realized its possibilities for hay. 
On good soil, with favorable conditions, it will grow two 
to three feet the year after sowing. Cut when young and 
tender, its feeding quality is equal to that of timothy. 
Seed is cheap for even the very best quality, and not 
much is required. Sow only twenty lbs. per acre in corn 
immediately after last cultivation, or truck crops—about 25 
to 35 lbs. per acre if you sow later. Note table, page 26. 
ENGLISH RYE GRASS 
The perennial strain. Lasts for years. Good, quick, rich graz- 
ing which can be cropped close. Grows on any soil not too 
wet. Relished by all live stock. Sow 40 to 50 lbs. per acre. 
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quick growing annual, especially valuable to d 
because it produces green pastures when other grasses tu 
brown in hot, dry spells. It grows quickly—is often ready 
to cut as hay 50 to 70 days after planting—with often a 
second crop in another 45 to 50 days. 
Hay is equal to timothy, and should be cut when in bloom 
or slightly earlier—about time heads appear. It is a leafy 
plant, 5 ft. or taller, stools remarkably and stands up well. 
’ Relished by cattle and horses. Can be cut in morning and 
raked next day—but see that stems are dry to avoid heating. 
Does well on poor soils. For pasturage stock can be let into 
it when about a foot high, for it carries well. 
It costs very little to sow. 20 or 30 lbs. of the low-price 
seed are enough per acre. It can be drilled or broadcast, 
covered about half an inch. It is often sowed with Soy Beans 
(see picture at right) or Cow Peas. Some farmers sow winter 
rye in the fall, and pasture it till April, then sow Sudan on 
the same ground for continuous pasture till fall. It is ad- 
visable to sow heavier for continuous pasture. As an emer- 
gency crop, it can be seeded from corn planting time up 
to August, and we've shipped many an emergency order 
in June to provide late summer pasture in dry years. Don't 
feed Sudan after leaves are frosted. 



For Quick Hay 
. .. Soy Beans 

Where clover, alfalfa or other legume hay 
is short, soy beans provide an excellent sub- 
stitute. Soy bean hay contains 14 to 16 per 
cent crude protein, compared to about 15 per 
cent in alfalfa, and about 13 per cent in 
clover hay. Feeding experiments have shown 
soy bean hay equal to alfalfa for dairy cattle. 
Sheep relish it and thrive on it. From aver- 
age soils 1% to 2% tons of good hay per acre 
may be expected—depending on the season 
and fertility level. 
Sudan and soy beans best for green 
feed. If you wait until growth of soys 
is big enough for hay, then the Sudan 
is too far gone and too tough. Use 
these combinations for green feed for 
best results. 

