Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-17
FARM AND GARDlH
Appropriate Suggestion.
Careful Perus.l,
PAYS TO USE GOOD srED IL.
What influence the QualIt, J, !,
Wheat m Has Upon the Yi.l !, y
Experimental Resul.,

III. ~. ~. IcOrgesOn ~ x
Agricultural College eontrih,,sues .kans
4 lowing Tor the benefit Of IL ~ ne hi
ing the past three years Va 49, s.; Dur
mented to ascertain what ~. usye expeti
quality Of seed wheat ia ,huente Ii,
yield. For this purpose ~ upon IL
: been divided into three 49, ~ wheat III
!. were denominated heavy y y a M thiet
= and light" These rradsss, coinnons
mil. In the first place the Vi xb ! 'anniag
came from the thresher was Nv INV. y, y
the tanning mill to blow out ~ Il Mfolh
OF straw and chaf which il ~ pee1
; Inc heatthus cleaned was dan contained
tne common grade. Tia ynnI'lnals
ana light grades were obto ne.vy'
! running the ''commonn Grad" sa.ned b
the mill SO as to divide II in acV 4 tliough
est and plumpest seed on tha ~ ~ heasL
and the small and more ar ia. w hand
on the other. The former II. '' s.'flveld
heavy" seed and the latter NJ .I !, csllsd
on live plats, each plat one-tw Ts,G ~.
an acre IN extent, and the com s",.e'n q
the yields was based upon III a .
OF the i've plats in each cass ayslast
explain here that the reason - 9 ~
plats is that by that means !, " ~
possible to get better ayeran ZONE J. y
soil Tor each experiment. sa y shs
plat is used in such experiment IVY X ous
is a possibility that some Of tbas 8 .nets
plats may be located on rich sn css allgh
field and others in poor snotp 01 athe
well nigh impossible to finI taIi ~ Y \
are o. absolutely equal quality ali ' ~.
But by multiplying the plats an NJ ny. w.
mating them with one another oves ~. Y.
whole area under experiment Ana M ~, W
Daslng the calculation on an s,a susu
yleid OF each set OF plats it is posshls \
eliminate the error due to iracrs siM0
the soil, which would otherwisa sy
Now Tor the results OF these exner;m ~
The average yield for the three aI NV.
they have been carried on ara a. II ~
Light seed, 1918 bushels grain a ,SO ! =
tons straw per acre; common SOFA ~ % ~ =
pusieis grain and LAP tons straw n,
acre; heavy seed, 27.O7 bushels ~,ss
and l:57 tons straw per acre. II Mi T.
seen from this that the better III w
the better the yield. 1t should IL no ~
however, that the grade here csiis
common" is better than the arsrsss
seed wheat used by farmers generate
The majority of wheat growers . -. Il.
wheat just as it comes from the thrash -
and consequently it contains more n 49, II,
chatf and bits of straw and weed i az j.
which were separated in our experiment,
by running the wheat THROUGH fba a.
ming mill, The wheat was seeded It tba
rate OF bushel and peck per acre !. mi M
IN with press drill, and the variety II.
used was the Currell." But the NH.
ence OF good seed can be traced iar II.
yond the yield of the first wear. HTll
be apparent in successive crops. ow;ns
to the memorable law OF heredity ~
which the offspring partakes Of thechsr
acter OF the parent stock. This law i
fully recognized by all breeders Of in.
proved live stock, who exercise the great.
est care to select the best animals that
they can get to breed from in order that
the offspring may be of superior quality
ana sell at a good price. It is due to the
operations of this law that rancbmsu
who have only common cattle, are anr.
ious to obtain pure-bred males for Their
nerds In order that the steers they raiss
may get better form, grow larger and
iced better than the offspring Of the scrub
bull. This law holds equally true IN
'eed-breeding. The grain raised froma
superior quality of seed, which has been
selected with due care, will be better
seed and yield better crops when itis
'oWn than grain raised from inferior
luality of seed. Most of our Western
armers recognize this principle in the
selection OF their seed corn. At husking
line they select the largest and best ears
ND hang them in the loft or some secure
,lace, to be used for seed next spring.
Why not apply the same principle to the y
election of seed wheat? The expert
nent have quoted above proves thatit
not an idle theory, but it is q fact
Vhlch can be verified by any one who
MI go to the necessary trouble. II you
ave not been in the habit of cleaning
our seed wheat heretofore, do it this
Ill. 1t will pay you.
FACTS OF INTEREST.
A board floor in a poultry-house Is
luch easier kept clean by covering with
ry sand.
Keep the poultry-house well cleaned,
n there is where disease and vermin
Ill breed If neglected.
Give medicine to sick fowls in drink
g water. They will often refuse to eat
ut will nearly always drink.
Put the harvesting machinery under
letter. 1t is needless waste to allow
to stand out in the weather when lun.
# is so cheap.
Fowls shut up and fed corn and water
one for n few days before being killed
g very much better favored than Il
lied OF the range.
Store away the sorghum seed, some
net and suntiower seed, good bunch
clover hay as corn, oats and wheat 70
ID poultry during winter.
Keep farm harness in good repair. II
wei to have supply of rivets ana
ckles OF assorted sizes and some leather
hand to use in case of an emergency
It is not good practice to sell clover
y, as too much fertility leaves tne
m with it. You will have to buyh
OK in later years if the practice is con-
ued.
Increasing the production OF farm
'hout adding to the acreage is in tne
OF progress. Gradually farmers an
rnlng to increase the yield by adopf
more rational methods.
agriculture can be made more nearly
exact science by the application o.
CATION to the soil than by any otne.