Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-06-11

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hnd the yield would ha much hH
thAn It liz
The fax crop Is anwn late aa q ruIa.
Thia IN . grain growing area lis q
1raaf advantages, AZ it makes it pos-
sthle To SOW the other cruuH ear1ier
MAN lax and alsu To raap Thanh earlier,
tnla dividing hatrer the work of the
seed time and the harvest The month
az May la the usual time for sowing
max In the American Northwest. bul
M IS mnra commonly sowu late in May
2ud during the first half of June than
earlier. Coed crupH of fax have beau
8ruwn sawn al Late as the end Of
June, but an early autumn FROST would
undoubtedly nip such crupH The hest
season f0r sewing, all things cnnsid
sred,, ta the last half eff May
More frequently thaNIand i8 pIowed.
1or nax in the spring than in the a,1--
tumu- The aim iH to- put OH land
broken from graSs. When the break
ing Isl naw tho pIawing is shallow
not more than three to four. inches.
When from timothy sod Il is about
fdur inches. In the future not very
distant nearly all the fax grawn will.
be produced from tame grasa sod
The DIawing should be- carefully done
AL tho ground being turned over. It
should then be- rallied at once with a
heavy roller to- make it even and
smooth Then, tt the p1awiug Isl done
sariY,, It should be disHed to- aid in
the rsIaution Of msisturs aud probably
also, narrowed. When treated thus
the pIuwing should be- done early
rathar than late
The aim should be- to- Sow the crop
with the drill 1t should be- suwn
shallow, al shallow as the drill will
sew 1t To cover It,, unless where the
danger Isl present that the soil will
blew. The seedhed should be fine
and drm,, but not necessarily deep.
From ansrhalf to- one busfeI at saed
is sowu per acre When ti1a soil is
we'll prepared and tho seed Isl good
lot moro than half busheI eft seed
In used and 1t is seldom that more
than thrse peaks ara necessary.
Undar all conditions, unless where
the farmer 8rows all his CIVIL seed
and Isl ahHoluraly sure that fax wilt
IS not present. he should treat his
seed with a solution Of fornaIdehyde
before sowing it This Isl best done
hy first cleaning the seed. This is
Important. as formalin Will not kill
the fungous germs found On bits of
straw, chaH or cid, shriveIed seeds
The solution is one pound Of formal
dahyde to- forry-dve gallons of water
The seed is spread en- a floor and is
shoveled over constantly to- prevent
PARTICLES from adhering when wetted
The solution should be- applied SLOW
" and evenly by using a force pump
With finely perforated nozzle and
which throws a fine, mistlihe spray.
One-half gallon Isl called fer to- d
husf1eI ct HaA- Tf the fax wilt once
gets into the ground there is no say
ing when that ground will be- free
from it
At present the waste Of flax fiber is
enormous. The straw is nearly all
burned. R9csntly,, however the man
ufacture Of the straw into binding
Irvine has been begun. Much CT the
straw will probably be- used in that
way in the fIltlra Both flax and
straw ara purchased fer such work
the fax being separated from the
STRAW at the mills. longer fiber is
wanted for this work than is usually
gcOwn- 4
Nearly all the fax grown IN the
Unite,i States is ground and Gil ex
tracted tE1erefrom- The larger Dor
ton by far CT the oil cake resulting is
sent to- Europe. This is not only a
grand food for live stock. when fed IN
moderation, but it is excae,linglY rich
in tertiliZing ingredients These are
fCreyer lQyt ta American scilH