VALUE OF BARLEY.
better than oats, ample carboiia brates. Bariev is unsurpassed as a muse • rop for elover>- aiut alfal’a (says the p-aiT-i 1 inner : it i a better iml dm.. ,«us for ’VA-eing hogs, , •;' I 1 ■'since i! is one ot :1 Ij■ It,, ..übs:it!.:.y for corn, its early maturing quality will make tins grain doubly valuable in a short-eorn season. These' are the reasons why crop specialists advise farmers to plant barley. The early maturing quality of bailey invos it' a distanet advantage over eats, This is especially true during a corn shortage. The grain can u :lireshed about the same time its wheat, eliminating two thrcs.nngs and making available mid-summer gram feed. . . , .■ Bariev is decidedly superior to late ,nts as’a nurse cron for clovers am ~lfufa, because il shades, the ground fr .s and bv its early maturity .leaves
more moisture in the ground for the young clover. Chiefly because of its lower percentage of hulls, barley is a better feed than oats for fattening hogs, sheep and cattle. Barley contains more carbohydrates than either wheat or oats. Barley straw is similar to wheat straw, and barley hay has more protein and less fibre than Timothy hay.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17088, 17 July 1926, Page 11
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200VALUE OF BARLEY. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17088, 17 July 1926, Page 11
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