The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-04

| been proftsbiy cultivated without axti-
fetal manure may be adapted for the
| growing Of the sunfower. II also thrives
| well on newly worked fields II the soil T.
not composed Of too much clay and sand
| On clay and sandy soil the sunh0wer does
not thrive, as Ia cannot retain the moisture
absolutely necessary, per are The raOts able
TO sustain the weight 81 the fruit
IL has been estimated that The stalks and
leaves Of single crop are sufficient 20
manure the field for rye or six excellent
sunfower crops. II therefor- four-hfths
OF the stalks aud leaves were gathered far
fodder, leaving one-afth uncut and evenly
distributed, the fields. IL il thought, could
be made to produce good crops almost In
definitely
IT TfPEoyTs TaE LAID.
The huge heads. the thick stalks and
the large leaves cf the sunGoTver world
lead one scientifically 20 eag1clHde tbat IL
would greatly inp0verish the soil on which
IL il extensively grown, but the practice af
many years proves 20 the contrary An ex-
perienced Russian farmer. Mr. Tsnafeh-
kof, Asserts that although H. IS generally
believed that AL I'll producing plszis
greatly sxhaRss che land the suEaowsg
seems 20 be AZ exception.
He says that be hss, for sxpe Firneilt.
soSYn winter wheat and other corn rnSnT
times after the sslEaover and other plEnts,
and the crops were always better gfter the
sunfower. Therefore. he maintains TIE
view held in the Village Of AIexeieyka
that the sas9ower not Gully does not ez karKt
the land, but that Il actsally enriches l..
The same yiow l. entertained b. otkay e
perieneed farmers tn the government Il
SaTstov and yorosezh. Ons, Mr. Psral-
eshin. says that wheat especially gross
VERY much better after a sgndos~es eroo
For instance. ca The large st~vp-s IN ths
government Il NOFDuszh the suaaoser =
sown alternately with wheat aud far. ths
crops Of which are slwAys very abundant.
whereas, II wheat s5d hzr are raea,sd. Or.
II either is soxB Ia Succession ga the karas
groznd, bat witkosIi beng yreoesssd by ths
sunhower. the crop viii no0a be satisfao-
tory.
WHY AID Eow 70 sow.
The SunfowsT should - sava vsry Early
IN the syrin9. even befazs the cas-. Or -
soon A. the STOW has melted II has zen
shown that tbe soDney fss svxing Il dons
the better u TIE sci Obtained. a. r.aHY
dissr5cts ne so~lar = rsz5e n tbs sa-
t&a<8t&s Eak It's +4sse@ ssasAAH ~ II ~
The seeds ~3h bos sprgst TIE grand
ms b pIo~ed rather Gssp. tlt cArs natssG
b. tAkss that fks se>Ss are pas baraed
mere thSE absssf tuo sncE-s ds~p. thss fns
seedS nAy sSsroslf - ssoa 80 pcs. -. tie
so5i ia tie sgrtng Asisx warned oolT "a
ths s1rfzoz. Aasy farmers rsozs.er tie
SEEDS h~fo<s soasiax
The syns9wsr Is s0sn ether br1adeas.
G. in rows. IL tas iattsT e12~ he ssads
shoaid oe pl~oed Atogt ssr ipcksx sparz
TIE sowing - sss .-ssd bsoAsscss.. t<sEz tie
more qaseEiy performed. - gsasr41Iy
favored on larzs fsrHns especially wAsrs
the fArDsrs have RS su1sclsnt haip q
the fro Frefhss3s- agfg irg u ne f4ll &ad e.
The KyrgnE tfe sa.s~F seeTzs = prusznor sAs
rsgss sat = rsT fess - ,ssst soaa saFlT.
ewes. Gu 5eos-g -. sssFfz zTSza1. cass Hzusa
bsftsr tA&1 = hsE ss-su izts under the b~xs
ecEs1sssozzs q s1sl Aa keazssA Sc ~ .fsr q
rozs r-qalrss Esere tlsse @E~4 zors -oTk ;.
hrss, AID eerassaasa1iy i nsoTs sxgrrr.slFs.
u has graz adrsaraes eFsx tks sros&r.zs
rssshot r IS esSsnysea Coz o. Les
k.Aez.A- Lazak<zAA.