The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

Volume Of Field Peas.
The field pea Ii becoming more prom.
lnent as an irrigated crop each year.
One reason for this Ii It's two-fold val.
nc. As with alfalfa and other iegumes.
the growing Of held peas ID doably
profitable--nrss. the market value Of
the crop. and. second. It's ability % fer
tilize the soil. Gays . late wyoming
bulletin. Besides giving a large yield
OF forage and peas. thls crop enriches
the soil through Its peculiar power OF
harboring the bacteria that gather nj
trogen from the air. This nitrogen 10
afterwards supplied 10 the soil In the
form Of humus by the decaying roots
and other parts OF the plant left on the
ground. Az the field pea 10 an annual
plant. the nitrogen that ID gathered In
Its roots ID sooner made available for
the use Of other plants than that gath.
cred by the perennial alfalfa. Nitrogen
Is the plant food element In which most
Western soils are lacking. Hence field
peas make very desirable crop for a
one-year rotation TO Improve land for
the grains and other -legrminous
plants.
As pasture for sheep and hogs. Geld
peas are being used more and more.
The fattening qualities are good. The
lambs fattened upon this crop at the
experiment station 10 1905 brought the
top OF the market" While Geld peas
are usually pastured. they are often
harvested for winter stock feed. or for
SEED, either BY mower or pea puller.
Selecting Seed fer Im provemeas.
In the Improvement of corn BY seed
selection an endeanor should be made
to start with the best variety. as ascer-
tained by actual tests La the neld
through sufficient number OF years to
eliminate weather conditions 1t must
be borne in mind that In all plant Inn
provement the same, principles aud
practices that have been employed with
such striking results la the improve
ment Of the different breeds OF animals I
must be followed.
For corn there are three general |
Of Improvement: First, BIZ |
Importation OF seed from some repu- |
table breeder or grower: second, by the /
'areful selection of seed corn from ones
'wn field or from a neighbor's; third. /
BY careful selection and growing OF
iced corn In a field isolated something
Ike 400 or 800 yards from any other
,orn field.
The characters that should be taken
nto account In the improvement OF
orn by selection are:
!. Selection OF ears frsm stalk bear
ng two or more ears as L has been
time and again that a va
iety that bears two medium sized ears
'er stalk Will generally give higher
felds OF shelled corn per acre thsm q
ariety bearing one large ear 10 the
talk.
?. The stalk should be large at the
asc and tapering gradually toward the
asset, for two reasons: First, be-
ause 1t will be better enabled to with
land drought. and. second. bserause il
Ill stand up better In windstorTns
3. The ears should by all means be OF
cylindrical form. with both butts and
ps filled out. as this Is the form that
Ives the highest percentage OF Yield
shelled corn ger acre. other things
cling equal.
4. The best shaped kernel Is meli-
IN wedge, M this dis out the space on
Ne cob most completely. Also. the dis
nee between the rows Of grains should
: small. while the number Of rows
could be large and run parallel the
III length ~ the cob. with little or no
Intuition In size. either nj the butts
. tips. The rerrntage Of grains
sould he from 80 to 80. aud should be
Id rlglIly By tke COB. II SHOULD also
,ssess high 100 TO a. per centl ger
tnailng power and great resisting
'wer % disease and insect ravagea
II should hc kept clearly Ia mind that.
ia varieties II eorn. selection should
made particularly With reference 10
tai yield " slis,lIed corn and the char.
tiers which tend 10 give this and an
proved quality of grains If II L.
be nset IN feeding growing anisnals
10 BE- ground iEto meal Cor human
nsCnptlon, II shauid be high Ia fsssh
a muscles forming material fprcseinl.
for fattening stock. high In Cat. and
10 manufacture whisky. alcohol or
lrch. high In starch. sugar. etc. Gear.
hydratesl.