Free press., 1906-06-02
AT EXPERIMENT STATION.

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The first crop of Alfalfa hay is
being harvested and nearly all the
fields are making a good yield.
The irrigated pIats have not vet
been hauled IN, though 1t is evil
dent that irrigation has increased
the yield considerably. As It is
the intention to feed a part of the
first cutting to work horses along
with praIrle hay and gram, the al,
falfa IS put into the barn loose
instead of baled ia the field as was
done last year. After the alfalfa
Is well wilted In the swath, it is
raked in the windrow with a side
delivery rake to cure; when well
cured it is loaded on the wagon
from the wIndrow with a Deere
hay loader, and upon arrival at
the barn the hay is elevated to the
lofts with rope sings, four sling
loads only being required to un-
load a large wagon load
The alfalfa sowed April 25th is
coming up nicely though the weeds
will need to be moved off several
times this year.
The cuItiVators are kept busy in
the corn fields. Four new ma.
chimes, of different pattern, are Sc
cured this wear for trial. Most of
the corn is dong fine and aside
from the cultural experiments, 30
varieties are being tested and an
ear to row" trial is beng made
The Kafir corn is nearly ali plan
ted. The Station will have in 165
acres of this crop this season; the
acreage includes rotation. seed bed
trials e variety tests,
A part OF this is listed, tho most
of it was planted with an ordinary
corn planter nsing kafir corn plates
with 2 discs from a Superior drill
SO arranged in front of each plan
ter runner as TO open furrow 4
inc. deep and sufficiently wide for
the planter wheel to run in
This is quite an advantage because
the seed gets down to moisture.
the row Is cleared of anv small
weeds that may have germlnated
since the laDd was plow, the seed
being planted in the furrow, the
weeds are more easily eradicated
by cultivation, and the roots are
down deeper, thus the stalk stands
the winds better.
Oats, barley and wheat are all
heading out short. Emmer and
spring wheat have not vet headed.
Flax is in bloom and bromus Iner
mis- is heading. 3 pIats Of broom
corn in lime of seeding' ex
perIment have been planted, while
the trial of variety seeding will
soon be planted.
The potatoes show O fine stand.
Spraying is now being done; Bor
deaux mixture being used made
Of D lbs of lime, of copper sui
phate and ] 10 of paris green dis
solved in 25 gallons of water. 1t is
both poison for the Colorado
beetle and check to blight that
may be attacking the plants.
Irrigatlan experiments and seed
bed preparation tests are 10 pro
gress with home grown and 3rth
ern grown seed. Total area plant
ed is u acres.
The sugar beets planted are
good stand and about large enough |
'or thinning; this operation re-
Iulres considerable work. ihe la
Dor costing about Sc an acre.
Snbsoilng VS. 10 Inc pIowing VS.
INC plowlng and irrigation tests
Ire in progress with this crop. One
acre plot was seeded with
Original Kleinwauzelbener.
seed from Europe. and
mother 9 acre plat was planted
With the same variety, but seed
PRODUCED in the Cnjted states near
Washington, DC.
Several students of the State 40
icultural College will come to
be station to work during the
ummer vacation. 0 II. ELLING.
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