Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-18
WINTER WHEAT.

Two way. OF Protecting Young wheat
from InJury by Incicn,cnt weather.
There are two ways even IN the most
exposed country Of saving young wheat
from the worst injury 10y the weather.
according to American Cultvntor. ono
Is to make the soil rich. the otncr IS like
TO Il. aud that is to 40 inauage the prop.
araiion OF a seed bed that most OF this
fertility will bv near tho surface. thus
irsuring IL spreading habit Of growth
both Of roots aud top. II o. often said
that wheat needs 10 gct large top 10
protect itself during Tire winter. But
the ohargrte' Vt the top IS moro impor.
tant than It's size. lfwhcut is sown dur
ing hot weather nnd spires mp without
spreading. a. II will IN such cases. It
will kill ont IN winter worse than wheat
sown 30 late that It scarcely had any
top Tho latter had more root than top.
Tho iirst hal more top than root Some
OF the worst failures OF winter wheat
have resulted In pieces that 10 tho mex
pericnccd eye looked best the fall before.
Practical growers agree that the land
for seeding with wheat should be we'll
complcted, with seed bed made moist
aud mellow near the surface. As most
wheat is now grown on stubble ground
OF spring grain there are only u few
weeks possible In which To prepare the
seed bed. What can bo done TO bring
such land nader the most favorable CON
ditions forseeding; First, blowing should
follow the harvesting OF The grain a.
soon ~ possible. Kcepa drag aud roller
In the field rs the stuDble Is turned nm.
der, and each day toward night drag
and roll down all that has been plowcd
that day. There il generally some
moisture In newly turned burrows. II
you wait until the whole field is plowcd
before dragging and rolling down. most
OF this moisture has dried ont Of the up.
turned furrow. Once ont there may not
come rain enough before the proper
seeding time 10 terminate the grain.
There is always some green heritage
weeds II not clover-iu grain stubble
when it IS plowed under. If soil Is com.
pactcd about this green heritage 1t rot-
at once. not only giving ont all the fer.
tility II contains, but enabling tho soil
20 be much better compacted than 1t
would otherwise be- Moisture Is all i'm.
portuut FOR competing soil. IL presses
closer together the particles OF earth,
but without preventing progress Of the
roots through them, buy rather aiding IT,.
Caro- should be taken not 10 work heavy
land while yer! Ell, as this may make
il cloddy.
The authority quoted in the foregoing
says on the subject of fertili2ing' "Mak.
ing the surface soil rich is best done by
mineral manures. Their effect Is also TO
harden tho soil, M some part Of the min.
eral soon unitcs with is sand and thus
becomes u silicate. h is, however, sOlu.
bic in tho carbOnic acid gas which is
always present IN land where recent
showers have brought moisture down.
All know how soft newly fallen rain.
water Is. and how easily 1t removes dirt
from the person. This Is due TO tine car.
bonic acid gas 1t contains, which 1t has
absorbed in passing through the air.
This carbonic acid gas is Of the greatest
Importance in making any kind Of seed
start vigorously. The sprouiing seed
furnishes some carlouic acid gas, but
every farmer knows that succession of
light rains, enough TO wet down one OF
two inches deep. is Of tho greatest i'm.
pOrtnnce not only to newly sown wheat,
but to newly planted seeds OF any kind