Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-09-22

but CT other crops "a welt In most
cases these claims are cNirely un.
founded. Before intrOdu leg nrw
variety Il VIII pay to wtiit 10 your "a
pertinent station for information ~
garding II. Even n thcN ss~.ompit.s
# the safest plan Is to try only fcu
acres at first until you see whvibrr al,
not it Is adapted 10 your particular 10
cality.
Where winter wheat ear. bc GROWN e.
win pay TO raise II In spite OF It's dis.
advantages. IL can be worked into the
rotation by sowing Il after oats IN n
rotation OF corn. oats. wheat. clover
The clover seed may be scattered on
the ground among the wheat plants
early In the spring. Another method
OF using winter wheat in the rotation
is 10 cut the corn early COR silage or
fodder and sow the wheat on the corn
stubble ground. The trouble with this
method is that Il is usually so tate
before the corn can be got of the
ground that tho wheat does not get
enough OF n start TO enable Il TO with
stand an extra severe winter There
is an advantage in having wheat fol-
low corn or some other cultivated crop
In that the weeds win bother much
less. The work OF seeding Is also less
since the ground does not need to be
plowCd.
Preparing the Ground.
Wheat. like oats. needs firm seed
bed. Corn ground which has been run
over twice with a disk is an ideaf seed
bed. IL is fne and mellow on TOP and
firm beneath There Is nothing TO pre-
vent the capillary moisture from ris-
Ing rapidly TO the loose top layer.
where II rs held just where the roots
need It When wheat follows some
other small grain the ground is so hard
that except IN the case OF very loose
soils. the disk VIII have little effect on
IT. Sach ground must be plowcd.
Flowing FOR wheat does not need TO be
very deep Many farmers practice
burning the stubble before blowing.
since In this way many Insects and
weeds are destroyed and the capil-
lary conne, ti0n f. restored quicker.
Some hur'u~ = .o.i g.; fhiS way but
the adta'il.--S ~ained ip nany eases
MAX, b. s.o'' prnata1'~ go untlin the
needed h-;'..r- be- ~.u.s v.'., q way
The >oi slr.u.d he we'll ti>krd aud
narrowed re' rlrvfnr - nlase a
hLe vom;r seed hid with wheat.
- with oai> considerably bet,er Yields
are obtained lay tne use CT dril In
loose OF d. soils the n-eSs drill is a
biz advantage The wheels that fol-
low pack the soil over the seed. This
brings the soil into closer contact with
the wheat grains. and they will alb
serb moisture faster and begin TO grow
sooner This QuickncSs Of starting is
OF much Importance I'm fall sown
wheat near the northern limit OF the
winter wheat belt. since there every
thing depends on the wheat making n
good growth before the ground freezes.
Earliness OF seeding Is important for
the same reason II YOU cannot get
your winter wheat IN early-and 10y
early Is meant the first half OF Sep
tembcr-it Is better TO watt until
spring and sow a spring variety.
Tho ground for spring wheat should
be prepared In much the same manner
as for oats. The rate Of seeding where
n drill is used should be Eve or six
pecks 10 the acre. with either spring
or winter varieties When sown broad
cast about a peck more viii be need.
ed. IL there is much smut present the
seed should be treated as outlined for
oat smut I'm article No. 1. The seed
should be famed aud graded and test
ed for termination.
Rotation In Wheat Farming.
In the great spring wheat regions
the Introduction OF u crop OF clover
every two or three years viii material
~ increase the yield. The growing OF
clover will mean some live stock 10
eat IL. ana the manure thus obtained
will Still further increase the wheat
yields The introduction OF some OF
the other grain and forage crops will
equalize the demands upon the soil
and add 10 the profits obtained from