The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-22
Buekwheat CuieS

for bnc1[wh aess land Is usually reaa,..s
vi oucKswneat, and, as rule sEses
very indifferent culture. Bes;S ia eseslVss
It's peculiar nature, Ii rean;r r.u0s, non
management, which il ma s,sas special
understood; hence the ;ss.allelently
Sess when men commonly attends I'M; AM ~. sac.
Some farmers grow It largely. ~ ~ crop
return equal to that of the otba aA1 With
!hey treat 1t with 40 m,,ch gfalna
Is bestowed upon their other e,.., cafe q
with knowledge of the rad S,alhs, and
the success being less depenaanss nent
chances Of the season th .n On tho
supposed. As a farm crop Il H. \ usually
excellent qualities, some 81 WIN ias many
not possessed to the same eytar. ta ags
other grain. It has the great all, Y say
OF being q separate crop. cor .s,ansasse
when the press of spring work y "a
SO that there is sufficient tina II I IL. as oFhf
Buckwheat requires dry land. g ysha n
u often gets soil too wet for FIJI ~
crops, and which continues mos sptlag
moist then, when plowed Il j Y Iess
BY the sun, which spoils II II ,uaked
mands q mellow and clean IN ny as-
= than any other crop, It Viii Viii s ~,
10 mellow and clean. Weeda mp mp
Their greatest enemy n hs ass
wheat. After the land Il cs.s 49,
piowed, use cultivator and hsr-s eaaly
loosen and mellow 1t. IA z
ond blowing be given, 90 much "a s ~
ter. as this turns down the mslloyy ~ 81,
and produces moisture, which |. ~
more required, as the crop "A sop, : e.
must grow and mature In The ,lrr ny ".
summer months. After the 49,. Y, ~
blowing use again tho cultivafor III J
manure is needed mix it well WIN ~
surface soil by narrowing. Then ~ s ~
the seed, and cover evenly with IN m
smoothing harrow or some Other II. l;,' ~
fine-toothed harrow, as buckwhea4 IN,
not require to be covered dean 1i 81
not sow too thick. The usual n,,.,,;,..
one bushel per acre-is too mnel,
Hall the quantity. or a little less Il II.
cidediy better. as, with the ground wall
prepared, o strong, weli-branohel
stalk win be developed, which viii n
NIT enough sun, tempered with shads
to help the lower branches, thus deas'
enipg and enlarging the space for rs
development OF the grain, and increas.
ing the yield. Should the sun p,ogs
too hot for the surface bloom. the loves
branches win generally escape from tle
effects of the frost, as well as the hot san
unless either Is unusually severe. Thus
the season, In measure, may be defed
The time of sowing depends npoH the
length of the season, and must BE- ii.
cided by the experience OF each local.
ty, the aim being to have the period N
full bloom and development OF The graip
occur when there is least danger from
the frost on the one hand and The heat
Of the sun on the other-a point reached
in the latitude of Central New York
(forty-three degrees), by putting In la
seed about the first OF July. TO secup
this the better, the growth should Ii
promptly started and well sustained u
that no time be lost. which Is best ac-
complished by deep. porous soil MT
leachy-and a mellow seed bed; the
seed must be sown immediately after
blowing and preparing the ground, n
as to get the benefit of the fresh moist
IRE. This win favor prompt germina
ton and more equal ripening.
With this treatment buekwhcat esn
be made @ comparatively safe crop r.
allzing an equal profit with the oth4
crops of the farm, and in q iavuratie
season surprising them, the yield being
often enormous. Besides, il leaves the
ground in better condition than any
other crop. 1t only needs the cultivaior
and harrow In thefollowing spring pHt
the ground In the best condition iorsow-
ing. II lacking infertiIity, manure MAJ
be applied and spread In the fall ready
TO be mixed With the soil when worked
In the spring. But buekwheat IL nol
an exhaustive crop, removing loss nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash from
the soil than any other grain. With Il.
land may be improved more readily
than with any other farm crop. itsdeuss
shade protecting the soil and favoFing
the destruction Of weeds. The treat
ment Is, to some extent, that Of the fall
low. yet. unlike the fallow, II does pct
lose o crop. It is the practice Of some
farmers who are successful with buck
wheat to pillow the land early In ths
spring or late fall, and again Just before
sowing, giving sometimes an interTnp-
diate blowing, If the land needs i, a
very rough land does, the labor always
being more than paid for by the I'M
proved condition of the land.-F. O.,