Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — Barley a Desirable Crop. [ARTICLE]

Barley a Desirable Crop.

The production of barley on the potash-deficient and muck soils of this county will probably prove more profitable under present conditions than that of any other field crop. Many ot-these soils will grow more bushels of barley per acre than of corn. The barley has a very short growing season and the danger from frost is slight. Its feeding value is about the same as that of corn and its selling price is higher. The more general use of this crop will distribute the farm work and assist in relieving the seed corn shortagt?.