Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-26
TO THE WHEAT GROW
ERS OF COLORADO.

The market prices and climatic con
| dltions are very encouraging for an
enlarged acreage of fall wheat this
season. The very best variety which
| we have yet been able to find for Col.
orado conditions is Turkey Red win.
| ter wheat, grown for several seasons
| either in Colorado attitudes or in the
northern attitudes. The American
Beet Sugar company of Lamar, Coo
RADIO. have several thousand bushels
developed from choice strain which
We introduced in 1905. from the most
careful winter wheat grower in the
west. Mr.. w. S. Galloway, of Vernon,
yuma county. Colorado, has several
hundreds bushels of fine quality Tur.
key Red wheat grown above the ditch
for several seasons. The writer has
very carefully examined the wheat
from both growers and hereby recon-
mends it as pure strain of Turkey
Red winter wheat.
Seek your seed within the state.
There are probably other farmers
growing a 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 a
premium at every mill in the state.
Colorado millers are urging wheat
growers to increase their acreage, and
with excellent market conditions; the
agronomy department of the agricul-
tural college at Fort Collins feels JUS
tilted in urging Colorado farmers to
Increase the acreage of this reliable
wheat which is giving remunerative
returns both in quality and price.
We would urge early preparation of
the seed bed; in the higher attitudes
seedw in August; in the medium alti.
tudes, from the I'd to the 4th week
in September. and at 5000 to $500
from the Sd week in October, varying
according to moisture conditions. II
this wheat is seeded at the right time
in the fall, 1t gets a good root growth.
and is thereby better prepared for Wig
orous stooling in the spring. From 30
to so pounds per acre is recommend
ed for seeding on lands above the
ditch and from 10 to 85 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 reason should not be
seeded so heavily as other fall wheats.
The writer this last year seeded at
the rate of IS pounds on the expert
mental farm, and believes that even
this rate OF seeding was, If anything,
too heavy. Other types OF winter
wheat seeded at the same rate showed
remarkable differences in character OF
stand, indicating that more seed
should have been used to the acre.
The writer has been asked to fur
nish 50 bushels of good quality Colo.
RADIO No. so wheat to the government
ot South Australia. This wheat has
been developed especially for the
| higher attitudes OF Colorado. II was
grown for many years in the San
Luis valley under the direction of Mr.
| A. Fl. Danielson, assistant in agricul
1 n Ftt tor 10 Af nhI 20
| the order. If anyone in the state has
| 100 bushels of Colorado No. 80 wheat
for sale, the writer wolld like t.
have him send sample OF grain al
once. We want to secure for Australis
30 bushels of the best quality of thii
high altitude wheat obtainable in th'
state. This will be forwarded in yer
min proof boxes. direct to the min
lister of agriculture of South Australia
with the name of the grower. altitude
climatic conditions, and history OF tn
wheat.
The writer desires to get in toucl
with the wheat growers of Colorado
and to this end would ask farmer
who read this circular letter to sen
the writer a report on this year
crop, giving acreage. yield, weight pc
bushel, and altitude where raised.
w. II. OLIN.
Professor Of Agronomy, Colorado Agr
cultural College, Fort Collins. Co