Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1917 — FOR EARLY’SPRING PASTURES [ARTICLE]

FOR EARLY’SPRING PASTURES

Rye Is Excellent as Green Manure and -Thrives oh Acid Soils Where Wheat- Is Failure. Rye will thrive on acid or poor soils where wheat will not" grow well and may be planted on any soil later than wheat. It makes ond of the earliest spring pastures and is excellent as a green manure, o , These characteristics make rye an important factor in farm economy, even in sections where its yield of grain is not as profitable as thatuf, wheat