Field peas

Field peas grow best on fertile, well-limed soils that have good drainage. They can be grown on most types of soil, but they prefer loams, especially clay loams. However, soils that are high in their content of humus, usually produce low yields of seeds. Consequently, these soils are not well suited for seed production.

Field peas are a cool- weather crop. They are unable to withstand high temperatures successfully, especially when the pods are beginning to form. Cool weather is far more important in growing a good crop of seed than in obtaining a satisfactory yield of hay.

Field peas do best in about the same kind of seedbed as small grains. Although inoculation is not always necessary in order to obtain good yields of seed, it is likely to be beneficial. Inoculation is not necessary on fertile, properly- limed, well- aerated soils.

Field peas hay has thesame feeding value as that made from alfalfa. It is usually cut for hay when most pods have formed, but before they have filled. Field peas are also used to provide pasturage for cattle, sheep, and hogs, but they should not be pastured until seeds are mature.

Field peas are harvested for seed when most of the pods are ripe and the seed is hard. They are ready to be threshed as soon as the vines are dry and the seeds are firm. When field peas are cut at the proper stage they can be threshed a few days later, if good weather for drying prevails.

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1) What is the best soil for field peas?

2) What weather do they prefer?

3) What are field peas used for?

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1.1. The output of agricultural products is seriously affected by variations in weather conditions.

1.2. When human food is produced, it takes plant food from the soil and increases erosion.

1.3. Soil erosion was not a major problem when country was covered with grass and timber.

1.4. High yields of wheat have been obtained on all except very light soils.

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2.2. One has to place the plant under the most favourable temperature conditions in order to get best results.

2.3. The thing is that the air is able to hold the water in the form of gas.

2.4. One of the maize varieties is grown here.

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3.1. I have just transplanted the seedlings to the hotbed.

3.2. There are several general methods of weed control.

3.3. Sugar beets have a high dry matter content.

3.4. Does she work in the department of agriculture?

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4.2. The advice you gave me is very important for my future work.

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6.1. The oat is a crop to be grown under a very wide range of soil and climate conditions.

6.2. This crop is grown on land having a good dressing of manure.

6.3. Protecting roots is necessary in really hard weather.

6.4. It is important to carry out these changes as quickly as possible.

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Oats

The oat is the most extensively cultivated cereal in Britain. It is grown in every country and under widely different conditions of soil and climate.

The common oat grows best in cool, moist climate. Cool weather is particularly important for high yield and good quality, especially during the period when the grain is filling and ripening. Oats are grown successfully under a wide range of soil and climatic conditions.

The number of oat varieties is very large. There is a sharp distinction between winter and spring varieties.

The oat is the best of the commonly cultivated cereals for growing on poor soil, in dull rainy districts, and where the summer temperature is rather low; it can be ripened by a minimum sunshine. Very high rainfall encourages the development of straw rather than grain.

The best soils for this crop are loams, black- top and peaty land. Application of manure is not recommended unless the fertility of the soil is very low. A better practice is to apply the manure to the cultivated crop that usually precedes the oats in the rotation. When this is done, most of the nitrogen present in the manure is used by the cultivated crop.

Application of commercial fertilizers is generally recommended because they not only increase the yield of grain but they provide assurance for the successful establishment of the new seedlings as well. A good general rule to follow is to sow both winter and spring oats early.

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1) Why is the oat the most extensively cultivated cereal in Britain?

2) What is the best soil for oats?

3) In what climate does the common oat grow best?

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