The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-03
WHEAT CULTURE IN MOBILES COUN
TYDLSCU&SED BY A PRACTICAL
FARMER.
LETTER II at,
LETTER III

IAA1 4 AAIAs A.
Having proven by actual experience
that there is little difference, if any,
between the many different varieties of
soft and hard wheat in the yield of
bushels to the acre when I'LL lave the
same chance, of pure seed, obtained
from the same climate and soil, culti-
waited by the same method Oh the same
kind of soil and seeded the same day,
&C., &c. -
I now propose to discuss the methods
of cultivlting. |'>'
The first question very naturally
comes up in the farmers mind, show
can we make it pay the best'?'' This
subject is II very important one to the
many new settlers who are coming
among us, and if they are willing to
profit by our experience they need not
meet with any losses in the cultivation
of wheat, but may have success equal
to their highest expectations:
Then, we say, !. do, not break the
lowest lands or small slonghs, as some
are called; all this you want for hay,
and highest points are not the. best for
wheat. Medium lands are the best
just rolling enough to admit of easy
drainage. 2. Break deep-3 to 4 or, 5
inches. Don't break before the 1st Of
June, and from that to the 10th of Ju-
ly-no later. Then If it is broken deep
never back-sett. Procure clean seed
and sow early. Sow not less than two
bushels to the acre and thouroug lily
harrow and cross-harrow, pulyerising
the surface, the more the better. The
best way to prepare old land is to sum-
mer-fallow. by this we mean plow un.
der the green weeds in June, July or
August, using a chain or rope to drag
under the weeds 50 AZ to cover them
completely, and turn it back again in
October. The October blowing will
add from 2,o 5 bushels more to the
acre than you will get without it,
Lands cultivated in corn and kept
clean Of weeds is the next best for
wheat to follow. If your cortland is
foul, by blowing it tn the fall it will do
as we'll. These methods Of cultivating
lands for wheat are both good, but It
should lie remembered that the blowing
should he deep in all cases. We see 4
very common practice among farmers,
OF blowing. late III October and Novem-
Der, and III their hurry plow shallow
and cut furrow one-tllird wider than
the plow will turn. No wonder they
never have a good yield to the acre and,
hardly believe it. will bay to raise wheat.
The man who cultivates his land deep
III the summer months, either corn
land or summer fallow, will geta yield
Of 80 to 40 bushels per acre, where tile,
man who Plows only: once, and :tllat
late in October and November gets
II to IS bushels per acre. Ali Who
have tried it will.agfee with me. 'Ibe-
lieveit would be advisable to break lip
about twice the numper of acres YOU,
design to crop, then :in June, July and
August, plow what you lave not in
crop. Thus, crop the,land every other
year, and raise rs many bushels as if
you had seeded and cultivated tie
whole each: year, and with half tile Ia
Dor; and expense you will raise 4 higher
grade ?of: wheat; while, your; lands, will
continually grow better, It will pay
well to cultivate corn on one. halt. and
change with wheat year-;.bout., I,,
Late this fall 1 =, noticed THAT many.
acres OF land grown to weeds for
several years past have been plowed.
10 those desiring to grow crop Of
wheat that will pay on such lands the
hrst year, let me say, you can't expect;
it the weeds havsipis6ned the soil SO
1t will tn ke two: seasons to- recover it's
producing qualities, 'lIf such weedy
lands had been plomed in ] une, July or
August, then it will produce 4 first
class crop the first year. And now,
last but not least, let line; say that 4
good roller is indispensable to, sue
cessful wheatgrower The reason why
THIS is. the case, is because our
SOL! is too loose TO grow a heavy yield,
owing to the high, winds of this eli
mate. without 4 good rolling. A roller
VIII! add from TO- $ bushels to the acre.
and this Will pay, ANA one, roller will do
for two ordinary farmers, F = =
The Rev. Mr.. ,Tuttle, of Minneapo-
lis, in communication to the Tribune, !
i"rep'y to O. pr: Neil, makes these r.
marks: '"' =, :" ''''o 5':2'* '".@2 80
Wiy should ON: one. .' Opinion. either
way, ;: concerning tie iinaf DESTINY Of liz
wicked, violate his Christ ian ct;h$racterY
AS everybody ON earth wants the whole
world saved, why should it unclli!istiaii7!
IL lze . 9e t. 3D. nfieys the whole worla sal
Tie orthodox s lh's Prqy fat l ,tf, ss
salvation, Of all, and the liberals have
faith in the salvation off, ali. One. Is
itaithless prayer and thel other prayer
less faith. Which II the most conbo}.
Eingy' @ni ~'no5s c<9ldi1ow 1:EiSai:'iIiIS'o y
i 'i' vi =:44s4 ..lla:a1 u a1aU ,,1yijt ia
/ A disgraceful Saloon row occurred. in
Spirit Lake recently, toowbfth the eflo
ito, Of the Beaco9Rat1 de4ptifs Of d 'doinilae:
IjnsBtg(se: Some fafhitare got de,nolisi',
|'eds,and somebody got hurt: It, is ali
,due:to the law Oft cause and teffect. ,,
and it doesn't require. much sagacity to
trace from the effect the earse.;,, >; i
Fh 81; LITTLE: 1iiPlea.antResso ih1' the Rio
Gra'pde 81; viii not ansxer asmae as 81 al 4
|, \ prelext forgetting up,a,wpr between
our governm0nti and 3asxico,.,,r ff +. n,
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