The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-11-03
seed Wheat For Next Year.

Inv AtupIteElNP FNTUltT Olltn HAS
occasion to Gull strong and valuable
farming articles from Wallace's Far.
mer, ana in its last Issue we find an
other editorial whl,h we must pass
on TO our readers. Says DR.. Wal.
lace:
If the farmer is TO succeed he must
Keep good lookout ahead. His plans
necessarily take in one or more years
work. lie must have n definite system
of rotation, should know where he is
TO put wheat and corn the next year
ana the year after, and in what years
certain fields should be down in grass.
If he is TO improve his crops he must
improve his seed from year to year.
Sowing wheat, whether for winter
or spring, Is a good ways of, but 1t is
not too early TO call his attention 10
the method in which he will secure
the best seed. Whether he is growing
winter wheat or spring wheat he
should, in our judgment, select the best
acre, or five acres, according to his
requirements, while 1t is yet growing
and ripening in the fields, and when it
is fully ripe cut and stack it. and put
it in his barn by itself. He should
let it go through the sweat, and when
the proper time comes thrash IL by
ITSELF taking care that there is no
mixture from previous thrnshmgs of
any kind OF either inferior seed or foul
seed.
Before seeding time comes he
should provide himself with good
tanning mill, grader If possible, and
without regard to Waste OF expense.
blow out and slft out all small. inn
mature, light weight or damaged seed.
He should next provide himself If the
tanning mill is not provided with them,
with some screens that will allow all
except the very largest and plumpest
grains TO pass through them. and these
alone should be used for sowing his
seed for the crop Of next year. If time
does not permit him to make this care.
full selection, this final sitting, for the
whole of his seeding, let him carefully
sift ont enough of the larger seeds
to sow part Of the field from which
he intends to take his seed for the
crop two years hence. Let him put
this on bis best land and give it the
most thorough culture. II any Of our
renders will pursue this policy for
five years, they will not complain Of
seed wheat running out.
why do We suggest this method? |
EtrCf hnpof1gn tho
unlly grow on the largest and most |
vigorous stalks or stools. They have |
a habit Of growing large, and this |
habit, like all other inherited tendcn.
cies, il exceedingly valuable TO the
man who wishes to grow a large crop.
Secondly, the larger amount of starch
and gluten stored in the grain as food
for the germ after il has begun to grow
will push 1t forward rapidly, giving it
vigorous start and enabling it to
climatic and other influ-
ences that would tend TO weaken the
plant. A great deal depends on the
plant getting n good start and grow
ing off vigorously from the very be.
ginning Of It's existence.
There are dmonS our readers many
retired farmers and those past middle
age with more or less leisure time on
heir hands. 1t viii pay these mon
% follow method involving consid-
'mby more labor than the one we
nave suggested, but which will pro-
luce the very best results; namely,
spend some time in their wheat fields
when the Grain is about ripe and Sc
ect by hand the largest and best filed ,,
me most perfect heads, enough Of
hem TO produce peck Of seed. Plant ,
his by itself, and note results. By' ,
GLOWING this up for q few years a 4,
'ariety Of seed can be procured vastly
uperior to the seed which they have f.
'een sowing, in fact almost a new
ar'ety. II is possible in this way to. !,
realty improve the type and quality :
I any sort OF wheat or other grain,
nd develop what is really an improved =
ype, much superior to the stock with =
1hich they began. This has been done :
AMY times and can be done by any :
God farmer who knows a good head OF =
,heat growing on a good, vigorous -
talk, when he sees it," =
What 1t WIN Cost. p
II may be that some of our readers, u