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ByW.H. Lyne
The 1963 drought weakened all grasses and legumes, pastures and hay fields were literally grazed into the ground. Many seedlings perish, ed or never even sprouted. The drought program in many .cases helped get livestock through the winter. Farming being a continuous process, cattle owners had to be planning 1964-65 feed supply while they fed drought relief corn last January. Mid-winter or spring seedings of oats for hay was a logical answer. Snows and frozen ground largely prevented mid-winter seedings. Wetness prevented lots of others from planting oats in the spring. In fact an estimated 25% of our farmers haven’t made their spring seedling. . which, due to the drought last year, were expected to be 40-50% above normal. Here it is May. . .. too late to seed those oats you've had on hand for several weeks. Far too late to seed mixed hays. Alfalfa or the usual pas> ture mixtures.
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