The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-19
Farm ano Firesioe.


wheat in quite large area of the Wesl
necessitates the substitution of some 9th
er grain to ill the gap; quick growing
and profitable grain. Such : one a
buckwheat. Wherever the farmer has 6
eisas Of tolerably good land, he may b<
sure almost Of a. profitable p harvest q
buckwheat as if he lad sawn Tappahan
ock Wheat. And just now is the time
10 prepare for it; we say 'prepare" fol
it Is Is4 10 4e sown until all the wheat
and oats is stacked, all the hay made,
and the corn laid by.
For good crop Of bpckwheat, We p'o~
the laad the frss week of June, or there.
abouts. That gives Us . double advaa.
tage. In the first place we turn under
eli the weeds and grass which were suck
ing Hhe life opt Of the land without re-
tp1pisg sny benefit, and making them
do US good as asort Of green manure. We
believe in manuring any way, and in
green manure when no other can be had.
In the pext place, We destroy a whole
generation of weeds just when they are
about to make seed for another "nine
years wedding"
After this We Jet the lend lie and en-
joy summer fallow. We also believe
in fallow just as much as we demand rest
for our own arms and the legs of our
hoEses.
The proper time to SOW huckwheat de-
ponds Somewhat on the climate. As q
rude applicable to all portions of the
country, we may say, that it will mature
its seeds about sixty days from germina-
tion. A frost, however slight, at once
puts . stop to further growth of the
plant; hence, it follows that we mast
SOW it about two months before the first
frost may be expected to come. In the
latitude Of Missouri and Kansas, the last
wa<k of July is the proper time to SOW.
Twenty years observations have shown
that between the 18th of July and 9th of
August drenching raip may be counted
on. 1t has failed only twice during the
twenty years to be the ryle. This is then
just the thing to give the .buckwheat a
good start-and the turriRs, .too-for, As
you know.
On the twenty fourth Of July,
aoS saw tHrpips, vet or dry.
1t is not only useless, but .sYite futile
to SOW buckwheat any earlier. We'have
sownit in May and in June for bee-feed;
the plants would grow and blossom lux
ariantly, but no grain you'd set. The
plsss viii pot make seed until cool
nights setiip. We have heard already Of
farmers who intended sowing buckwheat
this month. Ifthey lived in Minnesota
they might expect q crop; bnt in Mis-
souri, they will get .pa.hipg ,hsta light
hay.
When, then, Ahe last week Of July AZ
Fives, we look to qRr Seld and see wheth-
er it will want ploxing. or whether a
ran with the cultivator apf harrow viii
be sufficient. Different soils and abpnd-
ance or absence of rain will determine
<''s mode Of loosening the ground for
sowing.
Only half a'bushel. Of seed to the acre
should Be -sQEn, never more; the plant
is SO branching and spreading in its hab-
it thatit wants plenty of elbow-room to
shrize.in. We always SOW with wheat
dill set 70 bel. half ? .bpshs!. and We have
not found one map yet that cerid sow 60
small quantity as evenly witt, the hand
broadcast as We can do with oRr drill.
Nov comes the part of cultivation
which is absolutely necessary in 2 dry
season, and yet whib is post likely to
be sighted or neglected. Immediately |