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FALL-SOWN GRAINS IN MARYLAND AND
VIRGINIA.
CONTENTS
Page. Page.
Introduction................................. 3 Thrashing................................... 14
General physical conditions................ 4 Varieties to grow............................ 14
Soils......................................... 4 W inter wheat............................ 15
Fertilizers................. ......... ....... 5 Winter spelt and emmer................ 16
Rotations................................... . 7 wVinter rye............................... 17
Preparation of the seed bed... .... ......... 8 Winter oats............ ............... 18.
The seed......... ........................ . 9 W inter barley......... ................ . 19
Sowing the seed........................... 10 Comparative returns........................ 21
Harvesting.................................. 12 Summary................................... 22
INTRODUCTION.
Methods and practices relative to the growing of fall-sown grains
in Maryland and Virginia are discussed in this bulletin. While the
statements made are based largely on experiments conducted in these
two States, they are applicable over a somewhat wider area. The
four States to which they particularly apply are Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, and West Virginia, constituting the northern portion of the
South Atlantic group of States. Recommendations are also made as
to the best varieties of the various grains to grow.
With the exception of wheat, the small grains are not important
crops in these States. The average acreages of wheat, oats, barley,
and rye in each State for the five years from 1911 to 1915, inclusive,
with the acreage of corn for the same period for comparison, are
shown in Table I.
TABLE I.-A 'eragc acreage of corn, wheat, oats, barley, and rye in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia for the fire years, 1911 to 1915,
inclusive.
State. Corn. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Rye.
Delaware.............. . ............................. 198,800 115,200 4,000. ... . 1,000
Maryland.............................................. 676,600 612,800 44,800 4,600 26,200
Virginia.......................... .... ....................... 1,997,200 856,800 196,000 10,800 56,400
West Virginia...... .............................. 739,200 248,400 112,200. . . 16,800
As shown by Table I, wheat is an important crop in each of the
four States, though in every case the acreage is smaller than that of
corn. The average wheat acreage in Delaware for the five years
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Stanton, T. R. (Thomas Ray), b. 1885. Fall-Sown Grains in Maryland and Virginia, pamphlet, 1917; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc96436/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.