Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-11-09
Tue AGRICULTURAL. WORLp
USEFUL INFORMATION EOR THE
PRACTICAL FARMER.
Lambs In the Corn Ficid--inttcn-
Tag for Markct-Epcts Of Interest.


During the past three years we have
experimental Ia ascertain what inhu-
cncc the quality of seed wheat had
upon tho yield,
For this purpose the wheat has been
divided Into three grades which We're
dcnominate,l heavy" common and
Eight" These gr,,,lcs We're obtained
by running the wheat through fan
ming mill In the first place the wheat
rs II came from the thrcshcr Was run
through the tanning mill To blow out
the pieces OF straw ana chan which
II contained. The wheat thus cleaned
was denommatcd the common" grade
The heavy" and light grades were
obtained 10y running the common
grade through the mill 50 rs Ia divide
Il Into the heaviest and plumpcst seed
on the one hand. AMI the small and
more or less shriyeled ON the other,
Tho former was called "heavy" seed
and the latter "light' seed
Each of these three grades were
sewn on five plats, each plat onc-twcn,
tieth of IN acre IN extent and the
comparison of the Yields was based
upon the average of the 1--WE pidts IN
each ease. may explain here that
the reason use i've plats Is that, by
that means, II becomes possible 10 get
il bette" average of the soil for each
experiment. II only one plat IL used
IN such experiments there IL a possibll-
liy that some of these single plats
may be located on rich spots In the
field. aud others in poor spots. ns II
N well nigh impossible to find iicldS
which are of absolutely equal quality
III over. But by multiplying the plals
and alternating them with on ail-
other over the whole area under OK
pertinent and then husing the cnlcula-
ton on an average yield of each set of
| pluts, Il X possible 10 eliminate the ci.
ror due to inequality In the soil, which
would otherwise arise,
Now for the results of these expert.
| mcnis The average yield for the
three years they have been carried on
| are ms follows:
I.ight seed. 45.l9 bushels grain and
! LIS tons straw per acre.
/ Common seed, 26,lT bushels grain and
| ! u tons straw per acre,
Heavy seed, 2I,oT bushels grain and
| l.T tons straw per acre
| II win be seen from tins that the bet
| ter the seed. the better the Yield II
! should be noted, however, that the
grade here called common" Is better
Il IN the average seed wheat used by
! farmers generally.
The majority Of wheat growers SOW
the wheat just M II comes from tho
thrcshcr aud consequently II contains
more on less chnfI AMI bits OF straw,
and weed seeds, which were separated
IN our experiments by running the
| wheat through The tanning mill The
wheat was seeded al the rate Of u bush.
81 and u peek per acre, put II In with
n press drill. and the variety used was
| the "CurrclI"
| hut the influence OF good seed eau
he traced far beyond the yield of the
first year. II will be- apparent In sue
ccssivc crcps, owing to the ineXoriblc
law OF hcrcdity, by which the on
spring pariakcs of the character Of the
parent stock. This law IL fully leeog-
nlzcd by all breeders of improved live
stock, who exercise the greatest care
10 select the best animals that they
can get To breed from in order that
the offspring may be of superior quail
NY and sell At II good price. II IL
due TO the operations of this law that
| ranclmcn, who have only common eat
tie are anxious 10 obtain purc-brpd
males for their herds IN order that the
steers they raise may get better form,
grow larger and feed better than the
offspring Of the scrub bull
This same law holds equally true IN
seed breeding The grain raised from
II superior quality Of seed which has
been selected with due care. win Dc
better seed and yield better crops WIN
T. IL sown than grain raised from
ipfcrlor quality Of seed.
Most Of our Western farmers rocog-
n'zc this principle In the selection Of
ircir seed corn. AT hlisking time they
select the largest ana best ears and
hug them in the loft or some secure
place, TO be- used for seed next spring.
Why not apply the same principle 10
the selection OF seed whcutl The OK
pertinent ] have quoted above proves
That II is not an idle theory. but Il Is
II fact which can be verified by anyone
/ who will 20 to the necessary trouble.
/ " YOU have not been IN the habit "
cleaning your seed wheat heretofore,
do II this fall. IT will pay you,-Prof.
&. G. Gcorgcson, of The Kansas Agri-
cultural College.