The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-21
FARM I'VE GARDEN.
is1TTrRsA OF Z TNTrFEsT TO
. ~ AoHlcUuTvRTsTs.
ssr.s UP,s-nass. fuffs About Cui-
!. s.sed- n fA4 seS adj pf4l{
Fiisssof-- uossissisufs. yislsuIturs and
Z Tierlruifufo



Indiana Experiment station Bulletin;
Letters recently received Al the Expert
meli Hiaiioa indicate that THIS " neat
efci il ferlously winter Killed IN some
l0's liza seTersl soTrsspendents Visa
10 h4QF whelher Il Is feasible 70 SOW
sfr.ag wheat whore vintrr vheat -
radly damaged. In ordcf TO get ths
coueensns OF opinion OF this snaiec,.
The following letter Of Inquiry was ad-
dressed 70 prominent farmers In sew.
erai counties In the state. In whiCa !,
vas supposed spring wheat had been
gFcwn. Nine replies from SIX different
counties have been received 10 dauc
Three correspondents state that they
ha's had no experience and DO not
knoe that spring wheat has been grown
near them. Five t;ate that sprlng
Whea, has been grown IN the locality IN
previous years. bat that rs culture is
new abandoned. These corftspondeu,s
reside In the counties u PULASKI. Cas-.
Tlppocauoe. Newton. Beaten aud Yer
million. one correspondent In the.
south part o. Newton county has grown
spFins wheat extensively IN the past
The elk correspondents who have any
knowledge o. spring wheat agree that
u is vcgy liable % Attacks of rust. blight
and chlneh bugs Cno correspondent
On NermN.oa county, states that per-
Eisicut ltiemptz OF the par, %
few farmers 20 grow spuns wheat
caused tad feeling 10 lhe neigh0of-
hood The chiash bugs harbeFsd BY II
destroyed much larger areas Of corn
Spring wheat growing las therefore
been entirely abandoned IN the COMMIT
nifty. One correspondent would not
sew spring wheat under any conditions.
The one who has grown spring wheat
extensively states that Il should be
sown very early-lst TO the 10th OF
March II possible; and that the soil
should not be stirred more than two
inches deep better one inch), FIRST, TO
avoid destroying the remaining live
plants Of winter wheat. and, second. 20
permit the moisture 70 get TO the sur
face. He also advises rolling after SOW
Ing He would not grow spring wheat
two seasons In succession. because OF
its tendency TO Increase the ehineh bug.
Another states that spring wheat
should he sown on strong land. never
later than the end Of March. The lin
TIED experience Of tie experiment sta
ton agrees With that Of The farmers
who have reported. In respect 10 low
yield and the poor quality Of the spring
wheat and It's liability 10 rust and in
sect attacks Il does not seem wise.
therefore. 10 grow spring wheat in In
diana. excepting. perhaps. as an expert
ment, and then only for a single season
In a locality.
But what shall be done with fields OF
Injured wheat? would suggest, first,
that farmers wait until the growing
season opens. Perhaps the wheat viii
rally as II did last spring. Second. u
the wheat has been killed outright and
the soil Is impoverished. prepare a hne
seed bed with q disc or spring-tooth
harrow. followed by a spike-tooth har-
row. Sow clover seed literally and i'm
mediately roll. Third. IL considerable
wheat remains. use only a splke-tooth
harrow. which will not seriously dis
turb the wheat plants. then sow clover
seed as before. using The roll or not. as
may seem best. IN case clover will not
catch, and II Il is desired to grow some
other soil renewing crop. COW peas
might be sown as soon as the spring
frosts are over. This crop makes
strong growth. which should be turned
under before frost In the iall. Being a
legume the COW peas would have an
excellent effect on the soil. In addition
10 the vegetable matter furnished. II
Il is necessary to grow some crop 10
be harvested the same season. oats. no
tatoes. corn. millet or some other crop
more suited TO the individual needs OF
the farmer may be grown: but II will
be decidedly better for the soil In most
cases II some leguminous crop can be
grown. Parties desiring to procure
spring wheat or COW peas should con-
suit the catalogues OF the seedsmen and
not the experiment s,ation.-w. c.
Latta-