Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-02

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grown II q comparative test In 1889. OF
this number eight yielded more than 90
bushels per acre. There were as fol-
lows: White Belgian. Early Cham-
pion, Red Rust Proof Nebraska Gold
Mine. Silver Mine. Early Dawson,
8Henderson's Clydesdale and Black RUS
sian. The largest yield per acre was
produced by the Silver Mine. while
Early Champion gave the greatest
weight per bushel. Early Champion
ripened six days before any other va
riety and eighteen days earlier than the
latest. The former reauir.d eighty
eight and the latter log days to mature.
All things considered, we believe this
to be the best allsaround variety on the
market at the present time. Its short
period Of growth and fine light straw
renders 1t q valuable nurse crop, and
1T is being more and more used for this
purpose.
Sowing Rape with Oats.-The praises
of the rape plant are being sung louder
each year, especially as plant for fall
pasture for sheep and hogs. In order
to find out whether conditions were fa-
syorable to the growth OF the two crops
in one season an experiment was be-
gun in seeding oats with rape. Fear
ing the rapid growth OF rape might in
sjure the oat crop, the rape seed was
jsown ten days after oats seeding. Va
frious quantities Of both kinds OF seeG
We're used, but the best results were
obtained from sowing six pecks of oats
and one pound of rape per acre. The
oats in this experiment yielded 60 bush
els per acre, while the rape produced
eighteen tons green weight in the
month OF October. The strong growth
of rape interfered slightly with har-
vesting the oat crop, and we are of the
opinion that sowing rape two or three
weeks after oat seeding would give ex-
cellent results. On poorer land good
results are obtained when both are
seeded at the same time.
Sowing Oats and Wheat in Mixture
The first necessity in an experiment OF
this kind Is to use varieties that will
mature about the same.time. We have
found by experiment that the White
Russian oats and Blue Stem spring
wheat are suitable for sowing i'll a
mixture. They were sown In various
proportions and in each case the yield
from the mixture was larger than
when they We're grown separately. The
following table gives the amount OF
seed used and the weight of the prod
(Suct per acre.;
Oats pecks, wheat pecks. Il, $50 lbs
Oats 5 pecks, wheat 3 pecks.. /. $50 lbs
Oats 6 pecks. wheat 2 pecks. 1880 lbs
Oats pecks, wheat 1 peck 4 ,440 lbs
Wheat alone, S pecks.. III $50 lbs
IN to olo q BnAO 4 he
So large an increase as the above
I ing grains, but the fact is established
that larger returns may be obtained
from mixed crop than when eact
grain is seeded separately. In this cast
the incretse can be accounted for by
1.-THE crop standing better and rustins
less when the oats and wheat were
mixed.
Cutting Back Oats to Prevent Lodg-
ling.-Proba baby the most serious draw,
back to the growth of cereals in thi!
state is their liability to lodge, owing
to the great wealth of fertility in TIN
soil, together with the prevalence o
heavy storms. Lodging renders grain
more liable to rust, and even If the crol
A should escape the rust 1t seldom fill
we'll after, especially If this takes plac
before the grain reaches the doug
sIscondition. Last season a field of oat
4 was divided into three parts. Section
was cut back with the mower to tn
4 base Of the third leaf from the groun
I when most of the plants We're showin
five leaves. Section = was cut lower q,
\ the same date, most of the plants Of
4 this lot being cut down to the secon'
ljoint from the ground. The crop wa
all seeded April % and the cutting bacl
took place June IL. The plots that re
ceived the cutting remained standin;
Hong after the other plot had becom
badly lodged. The following tabl
gives the yield per acre on the tire
sections:
High cutting. :. 80. 5s.2 bu
Low cutting. 8. oS.4 bu
4 Uncut. .s..a 80. ~. ...,.s. 46.I bu
1t will be seen that the results ar
! very much in favor OF cutting back
/ tho it must be mbered that expert
nents for one year cannot eide
A matter Of this kind. 1t should also b
/ borne in mind that cutting back delay
4 ripening. The dates of ripening in thi
case were July u. 16 and %. One ha
to choose between the delay in 1ipenin
4 and the injury that is likely 70 b
caused by lodging, in this case the for
mer being the better choice.
A Communication.
Mr. Editor.-Allow me. to speak a FEY