Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-05-16

ing harrow to make fairly good seed
bed The trouble with us here is that
the time Is so short after taking the
crops off we can not work the land
down to it's proper condition before we
have 10 commence sowing. If we
could get it thoroughly stirred and
rolled down and compacted, we would
get better crops, but in that case we
would have to discard our disc drills
and use our hoe drills. The surface
would be left so smooth behind the
disc 1rin that the freezes and thaWs
through the winter would be very
damaging 20 the plant.
have noticed in my present grow
ing crop that the wheat sown with the
hoe lrills stood the winter much bet
ter than that sown with the disc drill
I win saw. however. that / like the
single disc drill from the fact
that I can SOW rough or trashy land
easier and more regularly with 1t. As
70 thc enemies of wheat l can say very
little The Hessian fly is the most dis
astrcus with which we have to con-
tend II is an annual dread with us.
Thev are more numerous in the fall
than the spring Why that is so I
can not tell. It may be that they
have a better opportunity to propa-
gate themselves in the volunteer
wheat that usually puts up in our
fields after harvest We can dodge
them some in the fall by sowing at
the proper time, but they have their
own way in the spring
I have tried to find out something
about them from our department OF
agriculture, but gained very little
helm from that source ] learned that
the mother fly is similar 10 the mos
quito and lays it's eggs on the ton OF
the wheat blade and the young after
Matching out crawl down the blade on
the inside until reaching the roots.
they then go into a chrysalis state ana |
remain there for an indefinite PERIOD /
probably all winter
The chinch bug and the apis are en-
emies with which we are moi famllar.
We have not heard Of them iu TINS
section of the country. Let MS seek
and apply all seemingly good informa-
ton from Agricultural papers govern
ment reports, and other sources and
patrorize our industrial schools and
COLLEGES.
Second paper on same subject
By ]. w. McGaughey
There is no more important question
to come before this body than that of
the bread supply of the world Corn
wheat rye. and barley constitute the
essential products that go to make
up the food supply. Wheat Is indigen-
Gus. in other words adapted to almost
every part of the habitable globe, and
really the most important of all the
. cereals. 1t is largely produced in Asia,
Africa. Europe. Australia, North and
South America, not excepting New
Zealand and Alaska. It's adaDtability
to almost every climate, and diversity
Of soil. indicates the value that it
bears i'm supplying the wants of man
kind 1t is interesting to note i'm the
year book of the agricultural depart
ment the statistical reports Of the yield
of wheat, rye. and barley in the coun-
tries of the world. European produc-
ton is largely in the asCendancy Rus |
sia. France. and Germany stand in the |
order named. Russia and Germany
together produce a billion bushels rye |
giving a large additional supply of |
breadstuffs to the wheat produced.
United States produces one-third as /
much wheat as combined Europe |
British India in Asia produces over
two hundred million. Hence, it fol-
lows that a failure i'm foreign crops of |
grain greatly enhances the prices in
this country. The vast amount of
wheat produced in the United States
in the last quarter of a century. has L
been a leading factor in bringing to
our shores millions of emigrants, to
be naturalized as American citizens.
Christian county is noted for its
large production of wheat Tn no field
Of industry has there been greater
progress made than in the production
of this cereal. From crude beginnings,
to supply home demand, using the
sickle and cradle for garnering the
CROP we are now in actual possession |
of harvesting machinery, to supply to |
an unlimited extent the markets of the /
world.
AS a profitable crop wheat comes |
In lire and rotation, with corn. tohac- |
co, hay. and stock-raising A diversity |
of crops, and industries. is plainly to |
the rest interests of the up-to-date |
farmer. AS to methods of culture al |
most every farmer has a practical eX- |
perience of his own Some of our best |
crop, are raised on clover tallOW, and /
follow ing tobacco and peas. Fine re-
suits are realized from following in |
June July. and August. The effects |
of heat moisture and air, effects a ben |
encia' influence on the soil, rendering |
it better adapted to the growth of the |
wheat plant. Thorough preparation |
by the use of plow, disc, and harrow, is |
indisr rensably necessary.
The selection of good seed is an inn !
portant item in the successful growth !
of wheat.
AS agriculturists, we seed too much |
Of our land in grain to the neglect of |
other industries.
La'ge areas of land are sown in |
whea1 that lack in fertility, that are |
too Door to pay for the labor bestowed |
upon them. I regard it a very COM
mon mistake to persistently SOW |
wheat after wheat thereby impover-
ishing the land. The sowing Of clover |
seed and peas is good practice in re- ]
storing the fertility Of the soil, giving /
fine results in producing good crops.
Tho fudfoiOug uep Of farfiIfznrc fo /