The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
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and interest to Kansas farmers. MI.
Ten Eyck said in part:
"A series of cultivation experiments
with wheat were begun at the North
Dakota experiment station in the fall OF
1896 and in the spring of 1897. The orig
inaI plan included 81 plots, each one
fourth of an acre in extent. Other plots
were added to the experiment so that
in 1899 there were 66 plots in the SERIES
representing 26 different methods of cul-
tivation. each of which was duplicated
upon fall and spring plowed land.
I shall not attempt to discuss the re-
suits of all the individual treatments OF
civilizations separately, but shall group
them as far as possible into u or is
general methods of culture"
After discussing these various expert
mental tests. Mr.. Ten Eyck says:
To sum uD and group some of the
results OF the above trials: On fall
plowed land, four extra borrowings and
one rolling, namely. land narrowed after
blowing, rolled once and narrowed twice
after sowing, and narrowed once when
the wheat was several inches high. gave
as an average for several trials "a bush
els more wheat and s.. OF more profit per
acre than was obtained from the ordl-
nary treatment. On spring plOwed land
one sub-surface packing, one rolling and
two harrowings after sowing, produced
~ bushels more wheat and Sl.0l more
profit per acre than was secured from
ordinary methods of culture. 1t pays
to work the land.
"One other study can be made from
these experiments and that is the
amount of water which it required to
produce the crops. AS an average for
three crops it took III inches of water
| to produce 1912 bushels of wheat on the
tall 9lOWed land, or one inch OF water
to 1.63 bushels of wheat; 1856 inches OF
water were used on spring blowing in
the production of 1897 bushels of wheat.
or one inch of water to III bushels of
wheat
One of the most valuable features
of the Campbell Method of Culture in
my judgment, is that it takes into con-
sideration the catching. and storing of
the rain water in the soil. The disking
soon after harvest or early in spring
puts the ground in excellent shape not
only to conserve the moisture in the soil
but to catch the rains that fall. By
this treatment the ground is maintain
ed in a proper condition Of moisture. SO
that il plows we'll and the mellow, pull
verified soil is in better condition to re-
ceive the seed Immediately after the
pillow than other fields are, which were
plowed when the ground was too dry,
after much packing and narrowing.
/ Cultivation experiments with corn con-
Quoted at the North Dakota station and
also at the Illinois station have given
! results favoring the shallow cultivation,
early, followed by deeper cultivation as
/ opposed to deep cultivation, early, fol-
/ lowed by shallow cultivation.
There is no state which offeres greater
J
/ tivation than Kansas. No state in which
/ the proper cultivation and rotation of
/ crops will pay SO we'll as it will in this
state. The soils of Kansas are abund-
antly fertile. The most essential yet
most uncertain feature in the produc-
ton of crops is the moisture supply.
The annual rainfall is sufficient to pro-
duce a crop every year, but its irregu-
lar distribution often causes a CROP
failure
we cannot control the rainfall, but
we can, when we have learned what
/ they are, practice such systems Of culti-
4 walton and Fotat ton Of crops as will con-
serve sufficient moisture in the soil tC
I produce profitable crops in very dry
seasons. 1 hope to cooperate with the
farmers of this state in working out the
problems of soil cultivation for Kan
sas."
Mrs Hill P Wilson of Lawrence
wife of the assistant secretary of the
state of Kansas, read a very entertain
ing paper last night on The Ideal Wo-
I man Mrs. Wilson found her ideals il
Kansas history. and paid a glowing
tribute to the heroic women Of early
Kansas history Her paper was a pleas
ing change from the massive diet Of
scientific facts which have been handed
cut in such profusion since the begin
ming of the board meeting. Mrs. Wilson
IS witty and her paper delighted TIL,
members assembled. A resolution wa.
passed thanking Mrs Wilson for he
contribution to the programme.
The sessions are now held in repre-
sentative hail.