The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

less supply Of fertility Is becoming
worn out The humus especially has
been used raDSdly. with no source Of
renewal. Usually II does not take
more than decade OF continuous
wheat growing 10 reduce the yield one
half Conditions In the winter wheat
belt are not so bad. but there is much
room for Improvement there also. Not
only is continuous wheat growing hard
on the soil. but II does not distribute
the work evenly throughout the year
In the spring there Is a rush to get the
seed In In the fall there IL still
greater rush 10 get the crop harvested
and thrashed. The rest OF the year
there is little TO do. What the wheat
farmer needs is dIversibcation-- more
live stock. niore crops and rotation.
The wheat belt and the corn belt
should be mixed up more. Many farm.
ers In the corn belt raise wheat as one
Of the leading small grain crops. Many
others would lind II profitable to do so
Glasses Of Wheat.
Wheat is divided Into two general
classes winter and spring Winter
wheat Is sown In the fall. makes con
siderable growth and comes up and
heads out the next season Spring
wheat IL sown In the spring In much
the same manner as oats. In Mime.
sofa, the Dakotas and other states OF
the same latitude or farther north
spring wheat IL The only kind that can
be grown successfully since the Sc.
we're winters are fatal to the fall sown
varieties In the northwest. however.
the warm winds from the Pacific so
moderate the climate that winter
wheat can he grown successfully Far
iher south, In the winter wheat belt. |
the bulk Of the wheat Is sown In the fall
There are many objections to winter |
wheat II does not make as high a
quality Of four owing TO the smaller
gluten content II II the gluten that |
gives the gummy consistence TO bread
dough that causes II to rise when
mixed with yeast Winter wheat occa
sionally winter kills. resulting In a
loss Of the seed and the work OF seed
Ing The most serious objection In the
corn bell Is that II does not work In
well after corn. which Is the accus
toned place for small grain In the 70.
tation These objections are overbal.
anced. however. by Its greater yield
Ing ability The start which II gets
IN the fall enables II TO come up much
more vigorously In the spring aud give
about twice as many bushels per acre
rs can be obtained from the spring
Wheat IL further subdivided into
hard and soft varieties. The soft
wheat makes -four that is unsuited
o breadmaklng because OF its lack OF
'luten II Is used extensively in max
ng crackers. The amount OF soft
wheat grown for market Is compare.
lively small
A new variety OF wheat known as
has been introduced into the
Western states within the last few
ears II Is very high IN gluten and
y much used In the manufacture OF
II does not make very
Ilgh quality Of bread owing to Its yel.
owIsh color, The chief advantage OF
wheat IL that II can be
rown 10 regions where the rainfall Is
90 scanty for the standard varieties
Will Wheat Run out7
There is widespread impression
hat wheat win run out II grown In
he same locality for number OF
ears Experiments at number Of
tatIuns show that this is not So The
ral cause for wheat running out Is
antinuous culture on the same land.
nth little attention paid 10 seed selec-
on Another fact that experiments
ave brought out is that the standard
arieties are superior TO most OF the
ew ones Every year seedsmen make
aims Of wonderful yields obtained
-om new varieties. not only OF wheat.
nj Of other crops an wen. In most
ases these elaius are entirely 10. ,
gandsd Before introducing a new
arieiy II will pay 10 write TO your er. 7
eFfmenf station for Information re
ardiDg IT. Even II they recommend
the safest plan Is TO Try only a few |,
cres si ara ua;n you see whether or ,
d, II Is adapted 10 your particular 10, I
aiiiy. ,
Where winter wheat can b. grown I, Z
'ill pas TO raise Il 10 spite u iis dis. q
araniagrs- !, .an be worked into the /
,tzti0n by sowing II after cats IN
,tation Of corn. cats. abrai. clover
De eiafef seed mAy be scattered On :
lc ground among the wb@a, plants
,rly Ia the spring Another method .
using winter wheat IN the rotation 4
70 Gu, tbe ecrp earl, for siIage or +