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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...the rye seeds get distributed about the farm and grow up in other crops. A mix ture of winter rye in wheat may result in lowering the grade. There need be no danger from this source, however, if cutting is not delayed too long and if reasonable care is taken to see that the threshed grain is prevented from being distributed about the farm. The danger to a very early growing grain crop, such as winter rye, from late spring frosts is not great, but in some abnormally early seasons may be rather serious. In the spring of 1915 at Saskatoon very early and winter rye started growth was in the blossom stage when the last heavy spring frost came, the result being that the yield was decreased from a possible 40 bushels or more to less than 10 per acre. When pastured by dairy cattle, winter rye sometimes taints the milk. This can be largely, if not wholly, overcome by pasturing the crop only immediately after milking and providing some other pasture during the latter part of the day. In some areas and in some unfavorable seasons winter rye will kill out in patches. If under good cultural treatment the winter killing cannot be prevented, of course the crop will not be a satisfactory one to use. At Saskatoon it has killed out only once in six years, but at some other places it has killed out oftener. The fruiting bodies of ergot in rye seed or straw are objectionable, since their presence in the feed of pregnant animals sometimes causes abortion. (See Sec. 195). 189. Uses of Winter Rye.--In Western Canada winter rye is grown chiefly (1) for late fall and early spring pasturage, (2) as a hay crop, (3) as a cleaning crop for wild oats and (4) as a grain crop on some types of soil that are inclined to drift. For pasture it should be sown more thickly than for grain and ma...

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