The advocate., 1890-05-07

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most important season Of the year for oil
agricultural people, FOR II we fall 10 Inn
prove that time by sowing properly we
can have no reason 10 hope for o success
ful harvest We consider the winter
months In the prairie country the mental
seed time for the farmer and his leisure
time should be spent In the careful peru
sol Of agricultural journals, studying all
plans and then selecting those he may
dcom most applicable 10 his situation and
circumstances.
II these months were we'll improved
by us we shall find ourselves fully pre-
pared for the practical seed time which
now dawns upon us, There are many Inn
portant matters for our consideration.
What shall we plant? How shall we
plaAtH When, where and how much
shall we plant2 These are very Impor-
taut points for the farmer now, and es-
pecially 80, since we are in this new and
undeveloped country and in comparative
ly Strengthened circumstances. Have
we thoroughly studied this subject and
do we find ourselves prepared to answer
oil these questions understandlngly
II would not be economical for us TO
attempt extensive business In grain rails
ing as we are 30 far from general market,
butt is necessary for w 10 produce such
varieties as may be exchanged for money
within our home market as much as
possible, and such as will bring the
greatest profit with the least outlay OF
expense for seed. We should also en-
deavor to select such agricultural varle-
ties as can be properly cultivated and
harvested with the least possible expense
for machinery as our success depends
greatly upon careful management
The world at large and especially the
people Of the entire state Of Kansas are
greatly interested in our behalf and will
eagerly watch our progress during this
present year, both in agriculture and
economy, and In view Of this fact lot us
each strive TO profit AS much as possible
by our own experiences and also gather
all the useful and practical lessons we
can from the experience Of others en-
deavorlng to make such applications as
may DO beneficial for the present aud |
future, and would 1t not be wise in US TO |
try the production OF a diversity Of crops.
Too many Of us have believed the old |
adage and supposed that corn was
king, but we will now see that the re-
port OF the year just past Of 1880 has
proved this to be a mistake. Broom corn
produced twenty one dollars per acre;
castor beans eleven dollars aud twenty
fve cents per acre; cotton produced
twenty-nine dollars and thirty cents per
acre; hemp, thirty-eight dollars and
thirty-fve cents per acre; Irish potatoes,
thirty-fve dollars per acre; sweet pota
toes, sixty-six dollars; tobacco, sixty dol
lars per acre; wheat, fifteen dollars per
acre, and least Of all corn only produced !
seven dollars and tlfty-five cents per acre.
BY this report we may readily see what
varieties are most profitable for prOduc-
tlon, and we must also give proper atten
tion to the adaptability ofthe soil to the
different kinds OF grain as we have a
great variety OF rich soil for cultivation.
It is my opinion that during the past
there has not been sufficient attention
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