Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1906-05-04
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The growing Of naXseed as reg
uar rotation crop has not, as yet op-
tanned a very firm footing in the North
west, although support is graduaily
coming TO the belief that ii should
have a place in every rotation OF crops
1t is undoubtedly fact that the
great majority OF Northwestern farm
ers have considered flaXseed as a pio-
neer crop and after one or two crops
have dropped it. In many cases these
crops were grown successfully on the
same land, year after year, and from
this occurred the failures OF 1900 ana
1901.
To some extent the dismal failure OF
the 1909 crop, and large part OF the
1901 area, was not entirely mistor'
tune, as it turned the attention OF
scientists to discovering the cause OF
and a remedy for the failures.
Within the past four years more
has been learned about the ills TO
which the haxeeed plant is liable ana
methods for avoiding them than dur
Ing the entire previous history OF the
plant and at the present time our
Knowledge is very complete.
To the experiment stations OF the
Agricultural colleges at Minneapolis
| and Fargo we are indebted for the
greater part OF this knowledge and
especially TO the Fargo school, where
Professor Henry l.. Bolley has been
untiring in his efforts to improve the
yield and quality Of faXseed The re
suits of his study are summarized in
the fonowins recommendations:
use only plump, bright colorcd fiax
FOR seed. Treat all seed fax every
year. the treatment was found BY
many farmers to be a great success III
1902. Before treating clean all SEED
thoroughly in tanning mill until all
bits of straw and chan as well as iigat
weight seeds have been removed or
blown out The treatment recon-
mended will not XIII the fungus which
| Is always to be found inside diseased
straw and chan because 1t cannot
penetrate 10 it. IN a diseased crop
most OF The light weight, dark cclored
and scaly seeds bear tie fungus on the
! inside Of the seed coats. Sucn seeds
must be removed, for the treatment
cannot prevent these from injecting
the soil
Use formaldehyde al the rate OF
uae pound OF the standard strength to
forty gallons of water Spread the
seed upon a tight iloor, or upon can.
vas. and sprinkle OF spray on elall
amount of the liquid Ga fine spray
thrown by a small force pump is besO
Shovel hoe or rake the grain over rap.
idly. Repeat the spraying, shoycling,
hoeIng or raking until the surfaces Of
ell the seeds are evenly moist not
wet enough 10 mat on gum, but thor.
oughiy damp. This can be accom-
plishcd without mating, if wei hoee
or shoYcled over Leave The grain
piled ior several hours. The dry grains
will absorb The excess OF moisture
without luydry or mating and The
spores Of tie disease win be killed by
the fumes IL takes about one-hah
gallon Of water solution 10 properly
wet one bushel OF laXseed
After this care has been taken with
the seed recommend these further
precautions.
Sow all fax on compact, even seed
bed, Gs =. .,ow as possible and yet
have it well covered. Sow sn4.Ucr
areas 20 nax. and never follow fax by
aax Ultil a number Of years nave in.
tervqnod ! recommend the following
series OF crops until We have learned
geaspns tor better one:
"EHax.
"Wheat, oats or barley.
"Ggorn, or other cultivated crop, o.
ALLOW.
Wheat
Grass.
Pasture one OF more years, then
aax II desired
About rotation Professor Dolley
says:
1T viii &c \ great source of wealth
TO. Northwestern farmers i. unlike al!
o.hoga heretofore, they can so nearly
radicate the diseases of aaE .tou,
thclr aoen aax md rom the soil th4t
they may continue ID produce good
props Of Gaz Think what a boon to
this .cgion It would be il The farmers
may cOnticue to produce as heavy
props cf GaI on their lands in the ia
I turc as the do now upon new land.
4 This IS q nov doctrine, but J do not
I hesitate 70 Jay that such can be the
ease and eycn much better crops than
are now grown Remember that II
was once quite generally held that 10
one could tell now TO avoid the occur
renee oi smut in wheat and oats"
However. the writer's idea that fa%-
seed should nave 4 place as a regular
.osa ton crcp is based on the theory
that a divel: ity of crops viii bring tlic
laTges. a1Gr cial returns and this the.
oTy has bee put into execution. with
satisfactory results. BY one OF the
laE Eet and possibly most slcces iui
Of North Dakota bonanza farmers,
And 81 sucp was the result OF his c~-
peGcnce o. the last crop the 1906
cr,r. whom lis max sold at only 70 to
more recao- f0r expecting still better
la'Hna en- year as w4eat has d.
c.. aei 20 s cents fran he prices p;..,
!af Z fail ~ailo aax has advanced .,
% p cents.