The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-15
WINTER WHEAT.
Fulton Co., Ga.

A valuable bulletin has recently
been issued on the above subject by
the Agricultural Department. of the
Tennessee Experiment Station. This
is one of the few Southern stations
which has begun a systematic inves-
| tigatiOn of problems relating to the
culture of wheat. The present re.
port discusses experiments with
varieties of wheat, methods for the
Improvement of wheat, seed selec-
tion, fertilizers, etc. The results of
the Investigations are highly graft
flying to Southern farmers, clearly
demonstrating as they do the capa-
bilities of the South as wheat-pro-
ducing section. This bulletin can be
obtained free on application to the
Tennessee Experiment Station. We
append partial summary of results {:
1. As a result of two years ex-
periments, the time of seeding wheat
varies in Tennessee from October 15
TO November 5.
2. The lateness of seeding wheat
will not make so much difference if
the ground is we'll prepared and sup
piled with available plant food.
3. The yield of plats is generally
considered TO high, but if all the
paths, constituting one-third of the
whole area, are figured in, the aver
age yield of the varieties was 21 Is
bushels; of the fertilizers on bare
fallow, 2154; of the fertilizers with
cow peas under, 2571; of the COW
peas plowed under, 3O.56.
4. The Hessian fly injured Early
Red Clawson, Rural New Yorker
No 6, Gold Coin, Winter King and
White Wheat No. 6 most severely.
5. Rust was worse on Early Gen.
nessee Giant, Harvest King, White
Wheat No 6. and Turkey Red.
6. In seed selection with Mediter-
ranean and Poole wheat, the average
yield with large grains was 29.4 and
27 bushels, and with small grains,
25.6 and 1915 bushels respectively.
z. 1t seems evident that the largest
and choicest grains are in the largest
heads and this being true, it will be
a great advantage to select out the
choicest and plumpest grains by
means of hand sieves.
8. The best yielding varieties-the
average of two years trial, are Full
caster, 37.O8; Improved Fuleaster,
36 As; Poole, 36. OIL; Improved Poole,
35. 81 Niger, 35 81; Kansas Mortgage
LITTER, 1910; and Mediterranean,
35 O5 bushels.
9. The most satisfactory fertilizer
used on impoverished soil was com
plete home mixed fertilizer consist
ing of so pounds nitrate of soda, 100
mounds acid phosphate and % pounds
muriate of potash.
10. Cow peas gave the greatest
profit when pastured off on the land
and next when made into hay.
IL. There is a likelihood that some
NAV conclude that plowing under
cow meas does not pay This may be
true on good soil, but not on poor
land, and as the influence of crop
of peas plo we'd under will be felt for
several years, it is too early TO draw
definite conclusions.
12. The results from using wheat
from homegrown and imported seed
are not conclusive, though an in
crease is ghOwn in the second year
nv the varieties that are known to be
we'll adapted to Tennessee.
13. The damage from Hessian fly
was greatest on thin and impover-
ished land.
IA. The so-called Spelt is really an
Emmer wheat. 1t has little utility
in Tennessee on account of the
greater adaptability of other cereals.