Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-05-10

+ ~ i
The growing of naNsecd As reg
ulal rotation crop mas not as Yet, oh
taincd 4 very Arm footing in the North
Nest. although support is & aduallN
coming to the belief that Ii should
\ hay, "a place IN .Nely rotation of crops
1t is undoubtedly fact that the
great majority OF Northwestern farm
els have considered hAAseed as u pto
ncei crop aad atlt, one oi two crops
hays dropped IL In many cases these
crops Mere GroMn successfully on the
same land. Neal after year. and from
this occurred the failures OF 1900 and
1901
TO some extent the dismal failure OF
the 1901 crop. and u large part OF the
f3p area. MAS not entirely u mistur
tune as II turned the attention nf
4 scientists To discovering the cause VI
gnd 4 remedy foi the failures
+ Within the past four yeats more
has been learned about the Ills To
which the tiaxsced plant is liable aud
nielhods iul avoiding them than dui
Ing the entire previous history OF the
plant aud at the present ttNe our
knowledge IL very complete
To the experiment stations Of the
Agricultural colleges AT Minneapolis
anti Fargo We are Indebted for the
gTenteI par, OF this knowledge and
especially 10 the Fargo school. where
/ Professor Henry L. Bolley has heen
untrin. In his Efforts to Improve the
sults ol hts study ave summarized in
the following recommendations
Us. onl, plump bright coloted hax
Tor seed Treat All seed faA every
year the treatment WAS found by
many farmers to be y great success tn
lac2 Before treating clean All sesd
Thoroughly tu tanning mill until all
bits of straw and chan Az we'll as light
weight seeds have been removed or
blown o,t, The ,restment recon-
laendsd will not XIII the fungus which
10 always to he found inside diseased
straw and chan because II cannot
penetrate to II In IL diseased crop
most uf the light weight. dark colored
and scaly seeds boar the fungus Oh the
inside of tn. seed coats. Such seeds
must be removed for the treatment
cannot prevent these from injecting
The soil
Use formaldehyde AT the rate Of
oae pound o! the standard strength t0
forty gallons of water Spread the
seed upon tight floor, or upon can
vas. and spiinkl.. OF spray Oh small
amount OF the liquid "a Hne spray
thrown by small force pump is besD
| Shovel hoe OF rake tho grain over rap
idl, Repeat the spraying. shovcling.
hoens OF raking until the surfaces OF
all the seeds are evenly moist, not
| wet enough to mat or gum. but thor
oughly damp. This eau be accom-.
plished without mating. II we'll hoed
or shuveled over Leave the grain
viii absorb the excess of moisture
without injury OF mating end the
spores Of the disease Will he killed by
the fumes II takes about one half
gallon vi water solution to properly
vet one bnshel of haxseed
After this care has been taken With
tho seed | recommend these further
precautions
Sow all tax on compact. even seed
bed. as shallow as possible and yet
have II wsll covered Sow smaller
Areas 10 FAX and never follow fiax by
fax until Q number VI years have In
torvened | recommend tho following
oeriss of crops until we have learned
reasons for y better one
FLAX
Wheat oats or barley
Corn, VI other cultivated crop o.
fallow
Wheat
Grass
"Pa5ture one OF more years. then
dax if desired "
About rotation Professor BoIley
says
II viii he a great source OF wealth
TO Northwestern farmers ii unlike all
others heretofore they can 50 nearly
eradicate The disease, OF fiax from
their seed fax and from lie soil that
they may continue 10 produce good
crops oi haA lnink what a boon 10
this region II would be il the farmers
may continue 10 produce as heavy
crops OF hax IN then lands Ia the IN
ture as hes do now upon new land
This Is a new doctrine. but do not
hesi'a'r 10 ,ay that such can be the
case and even much better crops than
ale nov grown Remember that II
was oricc qlitc gene. ally held that no
one could Toll how o avoid the occur
renee el snlii IN a-.u and oats
However %" wfirri !, idea hat max
Oeel Should have place az d regular
totaiipn crop is based On the theory
that diverst. ~ crops will bring the
larges' nLdnciai e'lrns and this the
o. has beet plif into execution with
saiisiacfoiy results ,y one of the
largest and possibly most successful
Of North I4akota bonanza farmer.
And q such vas The result OF his e1
perience on he last crop he 1908
n,p, ~ NON Eis a.. sold an onty 10 IN