No corn field should be without the protection of a 
good cover of Rye Grass. Order enough for your 
corn acreage .. . 20 to 24 pounds per acre, usually 
sown at last normal cultivation. To make a good 
winter coat for the soil. Helps discourage weeds. 
Goes a long way to stop the topsoil washing away. 
One man reported he saved 7 tons of good topsoil 
by a 40-lb. seeding. Adds much valuable humus 
when.turned under. Early spring plowing gives best 
results. Valuable as extra fall and spring pasture. 
GREAT SOIL SAVER 
Rye Grass certainly helps conserve and condition 
millions of tons of precious soil for the Northeast. 
Provides a ground cover to take the impact of rain 
drops. With its mass of valuable top growth, its 
many long leaves, plus its wonderful fibrous root 
system, adds organic matter to soils equal that in 
many tons of manure. Improves soil permeability, 
so rain is absorbed, not shed. Is truly the effective 
cover. And really a versatile crop, too . . . follow- 
ing are some of its major uses . . . put it to use 
wherever possible in your farming program. 
SPLENDID on POTATO GROUND 
Spring discing last year’s potato fields and sowing 
6 pecks Oats, 10 pounds Rye Grass, 10 pounds Red 
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