Excerpt from Seeding Crested Wheat Grass for Hay and PastureUnder conditions of limited soil moisture clean firm summer-fallow or land. Following intertilled crops such as corn or potatoes, provides ideal preparation, provided there is no danger of soil drifting. Where there is any danger what ever of soil drifting, the Ian-d must be prepared in a manner which will make. Possible the use of stubble, weeds or other trash cover to protect the soil surface. Under these conditions best results are often obtained by drilling the grass seed directly into stubble land which has received no cultivation previously, or into land carrying a protective covering of Russian thistle or other weeds. However, in cases where the surface soil is baked hard and cracked, better results are usually obtained by single disking to break the surface soil before seeding. Where there are dense stands of weeds, particularly Russian thistle, it is some times necessary to disk the land lightly or crush the weeds with a packer before seeding, in order to enable the disks of the seed drill to penetrate into the soil. Any cultivation given must be of such a nature that it will not destroy the trash cover. Where Russian thistles have been harvested for hay, earlier in the season, conditions are usually very suitable for fall seeding of crested wheat grass.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.