The Greeley tribune., 1907-09-05
MORE WHEAT
PROFESSOR OLIN ADVOCATES
HOME SEED
Urges Early Preparation of Seed
Bed for Fall Wheat-Tur-
key Red the Professors
Favorite Kind

The market prices and climatic
conditions are very encouraging for
an enlarged acreage Of fall wheat
this season. The very best variety
which we have set been able to find
for Colorado conditions is Turkey
Red winter wheat, grown for several
seasons either in Colorado attitudes
or In the northern latitudes. The
American Beet Sugar company OF
Lamar, Colo, have several thousand
bushels developed from choice
strain which we introduced in 1905,
from the most careful winter wheat
grower in the west. W. s. Call.
away OF Vernon, yuma county,,
Colorado, has several hundred bushels
of fine quality Turkey Red wheat
grown above the ditch for several
seasons. The writer has very care
fully examined the wheat from both
growers and hereby recommends it as
pure strain of Turkey Red winter
wheat.
Seek your seed within the state.
There are probably other farmers
growing choice strain of this good
wheat which the writer has not had
the opportunity of grading, and can
not therefore name in this circular
letter
Hard, winter wheat commands
premium at every mill in the state.
Colorado millers are urging wheat
lgrowers to increase their acreage,
and with excellent market condi-
tions: the agronomy department. Of
the Agricultural college at Fort Col
lins feels justified in urging Colorado
farmers to increase the acreage of
this reliable wheat which is giving
remunerative returns, both in guam
tity and price.
We would urge early preparation
of the seed bed; in the higher alti-
tudcs seed in August; in the medium
attitudes, from the second to the
fourth week in September, and at
5, 900 to 3, 500 from the third week In
September to the third week In Oc-
tober, varying according to moisture
conditions If this wheat Is seeded
at the right time 10 the fall, 1t gets
good root growth, and is thereby
better prepared for vigorous stoolfng
in the spring. From 30 to so pounds
per acre Is recommended for seeding
on lands above the ditch and from 10
to s5 pounds on lands under ditch
The straw is fine, and when seeded
too heavily is more likely to lodge.
The kernel is small and for this rea-
son should not he seeded so heavily
as other fall wheats. The writer
this last year seeded at the rate of is
pounds ON the Experimental Farm,
and believes even this rate of seeding
was, If ANYTHING, too heavy. Other
tynes of winter wheat seeded at the
same rate showed remarkable differ,
ence in character of stand, indfcat-
;np that more seed should have been
used to the acre.
The writer has been asked to furn-
ish so bushels of good quality Colo
RADIO No. so wheat to the government
of South Australia. This wheat has
been developed especially for the
biyber attitudes of Colorado. 1t was
crown for many years In the san
Luis valley, under the direction OF
A. II. Danielson, assistant in agri-
culture. The writer is not able TO
fiji the order. If anyone In tue state
has 100 bushels of Colorado No. 90
wheat for sale, the writer would like
to have him send samples of grain at
once We want to secure for Aus
tralia 50 bushels of the best quality
of this high altitude wheat obtain
oh,s in the state. This will be for
warded in vermin. proof boxes. direct
to the Minister Of Agriculture OF
south Australia with the name OF
rho grower, altitude, climatic con
d,t,ons. and history of the wheat.
The writer desires to get In touch
with tbe wheat growers OF Colorado
.rd to this end would ask farmers
,yno read this circular letter to senu
tb, writer a report on this year
crop. giving acreage, yield, weight
nor bushel, and altitude where
W. Fl. onn, Professor of Agron'
omv, Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado.