The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-08-10
.PLOW BEFORE YOU THREsH
THRESH WHEN YOU CANT DO
ANYTHING ELSE
Opportunity 70 Reap Big Har-
vest In 1907.
The time is now
To sneed the nloW-

Talk about gold minesl There S.
gold everywhere in Sherman county.
under the sOles Of the farmers and CT
items feet ThorOugh summer and
fail blowing viii turn Up the yellow
dust in ample and abundant yield Of
any kind OF crop-adauted to this
latitude-next season
This is not only a good spring wheat
ter wheat countries in the west and
for that matter In the world Early
soEn winter grain OF all kinds rarely
winter kills and never heaves out
WITH most Dry winters ana hard
winds are the only risk, but the ear
her plOwed and the earlier seeded di-
minishes this risk to the minimum,
and especially so IL well and deeply
put in with a pressed driIi.
This Is no experiment in this sec
ton. Yields OF winter wheat IN Sher-
man county have been reported as
high as nearly fifty bushels to the
acre William Flynn raised AZ
bushels per acre, machine measure,
and other large yields have been fire.
Quently reported Winter wheat and
rye viii do splendidly on summer and
fall shallow breaking, and thoroughly
disked before seeding. This may sur
prise some people, but it IS a fact as
any old resident viii tell you. This
kind Of seeding viii not blow out Try
it. Some even say the rougher IL IS
left the better, as the clOds catch and
hold the snow. In the spring IL can
be rolled, doated or narrowed down.
Mark this: Winter wheat and ne
should be put in not later than the
first week in September The last
week in August would be even better.
If it joints it can be pastured down
There are other advantages to early
fall sowing. If the crop should winter
kill, you have another chance in the
spring to SOW spring wheat or put in
any other crop you please. II should
be remembered that you cannot pos
sibly lose your labor, but only your
seed, in case Of winteF-killing; for ev-
cry furrOw plowed, and every stitch OF
work done in the pulveTiZing OF the
soil is Just so much work done ahead.
if you put in a spring crop. Fail
blowing is the proper thing for any
and all crops. Old ground should be
plowed deeply and some say the same
even Of breaking, only it is hardest to
work down for seeding.
While you are doing this. you are
protecting yourself and your neigh
bors from prairie fires in the fall, win
ter and spring. A good wide fire
guard around your premises plOWed
now and seeded to winter grain would
be both an investment and an tnsur-
ance policy.
Do not go to threshing until you
have plOwed and put in all the winter
grain you propose to- Thresh when
Won cannot do anything else, but pillow
ing Pillow this fall for even your
next years corn crop. Try il once,
and you will find out the advantages
OF this plan
PlOw, pillow, plOws
The golden time is now,
The ribbon furrow throw;
Twill catch and hold the snow
And store the winter rain
To grow the golden grain.
PIosv and DC not tire.
Plow 'gainst prairie FIRE.
Plow- come hot or cold,
Stir the deep prairie mold
Wealth hidden in the soil
Reward thy faithful toll.
Pillow, piOw, pillow
With heifer, steer and COW;
With mules or risky bronks,
Percherons or Belgian chunks
By traction, steam and disk
PIow blow nor reckon risk
Closing out my furniture stock re-
gardIess OF cost. It. III. Taggart.