Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-15

paration, the age of the cultures isE
one of the important,factors. In sum-
ming up his conclsions, the author OF !.
the above mentioned publication says
- the principle of incubation remains
unchanged There can be no doubt;
that the introduction of bacteria where J
lacking and under proper conditions
for growth will benefit legumes.
But it is certain that the commercially
packages of cotton as distributed ins
1906 are not reliable agencies to secureJ
such incubation.
4 A simple and inexpensive way OF in
.soculatng for any degree legume is toI
secure some soil from field where
Ethe desired is growing and add it to-
sthe field just being sown. A sack of
Esoil from the surface foot of a fieldi
son which the desired crop nourishes,
gindicating the presence OF bacteria,
4 distributed over higher places of the1
|. field we desire to inoculate will bringy
ssabout this result very effectively. Byl
aputting it on the elevations, the ten
esdency of the soil to wash down the;
Nsides distributes it somewhat, and as,
Hthe bacteria multiply rapidly they;
q will soon be found over the entire area
3 where the legume is growing.
N It is essential that we procure soil
Mfrom field Of the same crop as that
(which we hope to grow, otherwise,
sa.we may expect no increased returns.
sFor instance; soil from an alfalfa
.kfield would be Of no value it we desire
u to inoculate for common red clover,
i as the organism are i'll each case Pc
5 culiar to the plant. This is true in
8 all legumes with the possible excep-
) tion of alfalfa and sweet clover which
Fmay have Identical nitrogen gathering
y germs.
N Since the announcement OF the prep
Carlton of nitrogen incubation cultures
Shy the Department of Agriculture,
many of the failures to get clover and
IS alfalfa started have been attributed tC
Ssthe lack of the necessary bacteria in
the soil. While this may be the case
sSin some sections of the central west,
'&experience seems to Indicate that fOl
-Xmost Montana soils there is little neeC
iEof incubation.
VI The chief cause OF failure along this
lIline throughout the west are; the in
Insufficient preparation of the seed bed
eEtoo much alkali or the presecne O.
n #hard impervious layer OF subsoi
Hthrough which the roots cannot pene
y Nitrate. Then seeding alfalfa, in fac
! any OF the clovers, where the seed
!. Eare small, it is important that TIN
tEseed bed be thoroughly prepared in or
n der that the young plant may find ia
skvorable conditions when it is weakest
= In case of the presence of too muc
: -Walkali drainage of this out of the sol
az seems to be about the only permanen
cure.
When the soil is underlaid by a har
sEimpervious layer, it may be Difficult
Eto get some of the deep rooted plant
Estarted for a time. The experienc
a&in this connection has been, that afte
~ Irrigation has been followed for tim
tins layer becomes broken down an
j. tie difficulty is entirely set aside.
~ Fortunately for the Northwestern
lsN Estates, the above mentioned and fe'
- other unfavorable conditions for tn
d. 8legumes are the exception, so ths
'e most farmers may have the full al
RI of these great fertilizersy maintainer