Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-02-16
FLOWING Deep PAYS THE BEST.
thorough llage And Early Flowing VIII Add Vey Much To Thu
Yield Per Acre.
some POINTERS FOR WHEAT RAISERs.

PidCbiCeu. Inc burning OF the
straw - Unnecessary when a suit
able rotation of crops is followed.
Frequently it has been suggest
ed, that if wheat were cultivated
the same as are other crops in the
early stages OF growth, much
larger yields per acre would be
Sc red. Experiments, however,
have shown that if the cultivation
is continued for more than ten
days after seeding, a loss in the
yield results. If the wheat land
is cultivated within a week after
seeding and before The crop is up,
it is beneficial and will result in
the addition of about bushel per
acre to the yield. Such treatment
of the soil reduces the number of
weeds.
Experiments on the north
western wheat land; with disc and
ordinary plows have shown that
there is but little difference be-
tween the two methods of blowing,
although ordinary blowing in
average seasons gives slightly
better results than disc blowing.
Sub-soiling, to a depth of four
and eight inches, that is stirring
the soil Immediately under the
furrOw slice without bringing it
to the surafce, has not been partic-
ularly beneficial upon the heavier
wheat lands of the northwest.
Several years ago It was believed
that this method of treating wheat
lands would.prove beneficial and it
was. acknowledgements by the
bureau OF soils of the United
states department Of agriculture.
but experiments have since shown
that extensive suL-so.ling is not
economical.
If anything, most Of our older
WHEAT lands need sub-surfacc-pack-
Ing, rather Than sGb-soiing. Too
frequently land after blowing is
MOI given the necessary culliya-
ton. It he's been found that, if
lqnd is we'll narrowed after plow-
INC, from one to two bushels per
acre increase can be secured as
The result # the narrowing. Dur
ing years Of scant rainfall, rolling
and then narrowing the land will
add as much as three bushels per
acre to the yield.
The beneficial results of deeper
fall blowing, narrowing the land
after blowing, and additional cul-
tivation after seeding and before
the corp is up, will add from thee
to five bushels per acre to the
yield of the wheat crop, while the
additional expense involved will
amount to less than Is cents per
acre.
by more, thorough cultivation
OF the soil, not only the yield but
also the quality of the crop will be
materially improved. If to better
cultivation be added the bennefici-
al results also obtained from sow
ing the best selected seed, and the
soils be enriched with fertilizers,
the returns to the farmer from the
production of wheat will be great
er than from any other farm crop.
Deeper fall blowing, and cultiva-
ton both before and after seeding,
will each add bushel of wheat TO
the harvest with but little added
to the cost of production.
AS many as three more bushels
per acre can be obtained by bet
ter cultivation of the soil, two
from the use Of better seed, and
from five to seven by the iudicious
rotation of crops and use of ma
nure.
The average yield of wheat in
the Uniteu States is far too low.
which means an unnecessary loss
OF money TO the American farmer.
The future of the wheat and
Hour industries is largely depend
ent upon the American farmer
and he should be enco ragged in
every way possible to produce his