The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-10-12


sarEestioni to whstt orowsra
4 Tho almost unparalleled destruction
Of the wheat crop OF 1900. throughout
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. is gener-
ally ascribed chiefly TO the HossIan ny.
and undoubtedly this insect has caused
much less, not only by dogtruc-
ton outright OF many plants In tho
fall. but by 20 weakening the vitality
OF others that thoy sucoumbed to
weather conditions which they would
otherwise have been able TO resist. But
behind these causes there lies another
which must not be lost sight OF. name
ly, the exhaustion OF soil fertility. The
Importance OF this factor IA shown In
the experiments OF the Ohio station, IN
which wheat on new land has. this
year, yielded nearly 40 bushola to the
acre, without fertilizers. whereas I'M
fortified wheat on land that has been.
for 60 or 20 years. under such cultiya-
ton as 10 praotlced on large proper
ton OF Ohio farms. was almost total
ly destroyed by ny and weather condi-
lions combined. the number OF plants
eAtaNh'A W ANt ny Ntlhk IA WIN eNeN~
approximately the same.
Where the sowing OF wheat has been
delayed until after the middle OF Sep
TENDER In tho extreme northern part
OF the state 10 the goth and 25th in
the latitude OF this station: 10 the last
week In the month In that OF Column
bus. and to the first week In October
farther south. the results have been
generally more favorable than where
the seeding was done earlier; but these
dates we're not sufficiently late to
escape the fiy last fall. owing probably
In part TO peculiar seasonal conditions.
When the seeding Is delayed beyond
tho dates mentioned the loss from tho
plant not having time TO sufficiently
prepare for the winter will probably
DO greater than the average loss from
tho ny.
Even at these dates. In ordinary sea-
sons, there will be need TO see that the
land Is thoroughly prepared and well
fortified II remunerativo yields are TO
be obtained.
Late sowing. however, whllstu 20
measure n protection from the ~, "
tack OF the ny, will have no effect on
tho spring attack unless universally
practiced In a given district; for II
one farmer In township aows hla
wheat In time TO Invite the fall attack
he will have provided a breeding place
from which filea will swarm the follow
ing spring TO destroy the crops OF all
his nolghbors. II would seem. there
fore. to bo well worth while for farm
era 10 take united action In this matter
by banding together over large dis
trlcta and agreeing TO delay their
wheat seeding until the datea nug-
geated. Such n toat. II properly car
ried out. would be OF incalculahlo value
In determining the actual value OF this
method OF securing immunity from the
ny.
II. In connection with a general pont
. ponencnt OF the data VI neroinu. eno
. farmer would COW n uniait htfip
|, wheat az an earlier date. this 10
piowed under with Jolnter a fow da,
before tho general seeding and the
reaown. II might have a very useft
effect In attracting tho fllcs and caul
Ing thom TO deposit their oggs wher
they could DO easily destroyed.
Many farmers are writina 10 tho l1x
pertinent station. asking whether Il 4
advisable TO SOW rye instead OF whoa
this fall. To this We have TO reply tina
rye Is also subject TO attack from thu
Hosslan ny. while the Statistics OF croi
production In Ohio show that the aver
age yield OF rye Is no greater than that
Of wheat. and the market statistics
show that It's average value per bushel
Is much below that OF wheat
Our advice therefore Is. In briefi Put
the seed bed for wheat In the best pos
slblo condition by blowing early. thor
oughly pulverlzing the surface immedi-
ately to retain moisture. and manur-
. ing or fertlliEing literally; then delay
the seeding TO a comparatively late
date and uso a liberal quantity OF seed
The recent experiment., OF this station
show that two busho.D OF thoroughly
cleaned seed Is not too much for an
acre OF ordinary land.-Chas. Il
Thorne, Director Ohio Experiment Sta
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