The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-18
OKLAHOMA FARMERS.
sshould stack Their Wheat as soon
as Possible.

Nh FAHNNANNs
saltwater. Okla, June 1S.--Regard.
ing the wheat situation the bulletin
just issued from the a. and n. college
has the following
oklahoma wheat growers Huncr cone
siderable loss because Of the longth of
timc which wheat must stand in shock
before ihreshing can be done. This loss
could be- almost entirely prevented IL an
of the wheat we're stacked as soon after
cutting as IL becomes thoroughly dry. The
oxtm expense g. small. the quality OF
wheat IL improved. and the wheat grower
Is then in a. measure independent Of the
promises Of the threshcr The amount of
wheat that is stacked Is Increasing each
year ana il De- move in the right dircc-
tion.
The removal of the crop from the Geld
makes it possible 10 prepare for future
crops 20 hot-er advantage. II the next
crop IS To- bs. 1. Neat blowing may be- dore
early in july. and the soil placed la shape
TO take in and retain moisture for the next
crop lf III is not possible 90 plow uli Of
the stubhle early that is 60 Doe pot IN
wheat. thorough disking win kiu on the
weeds. loosen up the surface, hold tde
moisture and make plowlng al the easier
when time is found to DO 10. Some wheat
s. put ip without plowiug the stubble 90
an, either merely diskinE 90 and Drilling ln
the seed or seeding with disk drill While
an occasional good Yield may Doe secured
hy this plan. it is the poorest sort oi
farming lu the average season, noMinH
will be- many times repaid hy the Increase
ln yield and at all times thoroush cutie
walton has ID tendency 20 decreate
from Insects.
ANA lcn of the experiment station inrl
al saltwater is uo better than the avcr-
age wheat soils Of the territory, ana GER
tainly not as good 'w many, yet losses
from insects are hardly ppuccabie anh
the yields are always well up with the
highest IL is largely natter oi good
.cuitiNntion that brings this about Whle
u is true that 81 s entirely possible to
put in more work uu q soil than an M
creasa ln the crop is worth, IL is equally
TRUE that in many cases the Same amount
OF work put ON ouc-hulf the present area
would result On an increased yield which
would bring tho total TO the present to-
tai Differences iu soil and conditions
are SO great that each wheat grower must
work these things out for himself ana do
the best he can, always striving for inn
prJvomcnt.
The pianting of cowpeas i'm wheat stub
bic as "a profitable Investment whore pas
turc during the late summer and fan
months rs needed. This is best Gone when
wheat ia 20 be followed by some other
crop. COwprls planted in rows thlrty
inches apart drilled 90 that there rs one
plant every two 20 five Inches require
about "a bushci OF seed per acre and
with one cultivation. yield an abundance
% pasture in the average season Soy
heans planted I'm the same manner are
also valuable crop. The residue OF
those crops whom plowed under improves
the soil IN much the same manner as
rloWiug under "a crop of clover does when
Il ig growing success 4Ahly.
Selection of seed Us of great Importance.
In Ntneral. the varieties generally grown
Oklahoma I
care is used in seed selection the aver
axe standard win improve rather than de-
teriorate While under some conditions
almost any kind of seed will produce a
crop n Is In the trying seasons that the
irhuence of good, sound, plump seed -
shown.
A bulletin reporting the trials with
wheat az the experiment station at still
water well be sent TO all newspapers of
the territory as soon as thrashing Is COM
pleted, nut no regular bulletin VIII be Is
SUED. the general phases OF the crop hnv-
ing been fully discussed in Bulletin No
a. which viii be gent 20 all who apply
Tor Il.
During a recent visit to some OF the
leading fruit growing regions of Logan
and kinEhsher counties, some interesting
facts concerning some important fruit dis
eases were secured Among these dis
eases none cquai in Importance the "hack
rot OF The grapes, which now threatens
the grape industry IN these regions. This
blPCN-rut makes It's first appearance on
thf fruit as small brownsh black spots
these spots rapidly grow IN size and be- |
come black The grape finally shriVcls up
hut remains attached 20 the stem. The
'NiaHora seems 90 be- most frequently |
attacked. while tine Concord ls quite |
free from the disease in the vineyards
visited The "Dvze'. reddish sweet
grape and the Golden sockington" are !
also somewhat diseased in certain vine
yards
The rapidly growing wine Industry Of
Oklahoma makes il important that AN |
grape diseases hc careful watched ana |
controlled This "black rot can easily |
he controlled by means of spraying wiah !
the nsunl 3oardeauX miNture The first |
application of this funricldo must he made |
before the vines begin thoir growth 100 the |
walls of ahnpt ton days 20 two weeks for
about three more sprayiues THE last |
Spraying may wen be- with the ammonia |
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