The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-10-18
MAKING WHEAT.
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
How to Produce a Profitable Crop o.
Wheat.

Selected.
The Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer Com
pany and the President of the Com
pany, Mr.. Fred Oliver OF Charlotte, N.
c., have again demonstrated on their
farms what can be done towards profit
able wheat raising. The 25O acres
which they had in wheat this year
gave an average yield of 80 bushels per
acre one field of 80 acres gave an aver
age yield Of 35 bushels, another field
of 80 acres gave an average yield of 33
bushels per acre. A field of 60 acres
that was in wheat year ago, sown by
the former owner of the land, and
which last year yielded only eight
bushels per acre this year gave an aver
age yield of "a bushels to the acre.
With such an illustration OF what can
be done by progressive farming, why
will the majority of farmers continue
to be satisfied or IT not satisfied, con-
tlnue to curse their luck when
their crop of wheat turns out only FIVE
to ten bushels per acre9 There is no
reason, and in fact, it is a crime for
any farmer to throw away his time and
land by growing such a poor crop as
the most of them now raise when they
could treble and quadruple the yield
by intelligent and progressive farming.
They must use better mules a i
ploughs to prepare the soil, using the
best disc grain drills, having fertilizer
distributors attached to plant ard fer
tilize the wheat using the best seed
wheat even if il does cost a few cents
per bushel more money, using not less
than 400 lbs.high grade complete ferti-
lizer per acre instead 100 lbs Of low
grade acid and acid potash goods.
Seed wheat that is free from broken
and defective wheat and above all al
most absolutely free from cookie seed
is worth twice as much tor seeding as
the seed wheat usually used. Still
more important is the fact that seed
wheat from crop that gave a yield OF
80 to IS bushels per acre Is superior to
seed wheat from crop that gave only
FIVE to ten bushels per acre. No far
mer will attempt to raise mules and
horses to :weigh 1,4OO to 1000 lbs
each and expect to succeed ii
he uses for breeding, stock that
weighs from 500 to 800 lbs mo
breeder OF high grade milch COWS will
expect to succeed except by using high
grade stock. Last, but not least, they
must use high grade fertilizer If the
farmers expect to receive proper returns
from land and labor. Why be satisfied
by using 100 lbs. per acre ct cheap,
low grade fertilizer when four hundred
lbs. of high grade fertilizer will give an
increase of Is to 25 bushels PEI acre? 1t
costs no more, or very little more, to
prepare the land tor good crop than
for poor one it costs no more to drill
in good seed wheat, and 400 lbs. OF
high grade fertilizer per acre than to
drill in poor seed wheat 100 lbs. OF
poor, cheap fertilizer per acre it costs
no more to cut an acre f good wheat
with reaping machine than it does to
run the machine over an acre of poor
wheat, and the reaping machine leaves
less wheat in the field ungathered il
the crop is good one than
lit does If the crop is
poor one. The farmers of the
south have the best market for
their wheat, corn and hay Of any sec
ton IN the United States, as they can
obtain the same prices as the western
farmer plus the freight that is charged
from the west to the south. Why not
then farm on profitable plan and not
an Improbable one? Use good stock
and tools, good seed and fertilizer, good
Judgment and skill in handling labor
and machinery, and above all work
yourself as an example to your hired
help, and you will find farming profit
able.