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

,cSs supply q: fertility Is becoming
worn OUT The humus especially has
been used rapidly. with no source Of
renewal Usually it does not take
more than Il decade OF continuous
wheat growing TO reduce the yield one
half Conditions IN The winter wheat
belt are not So bad Tut there is much
room for Improvement there also. Not
only * continuous wheat growing hard
on the soil. hut ii does not distribute
the work evenly throughout the year
In the Sprin- there * a rush To get the
seed in Ia the fau there Is "A still
greater rush to -; the crop harvested
and thraShcd. The rest OF the year
there is little TO d. What the wheat
farmer needs is diversified ton more
live stock. more crops and rotation
The wheat belt and the corn belt
should bc mixed az more Many farm
erS IN the corn lcli raise wheat as one
OF the leading >uai. grain crops. Many
others would lind 10 profitable 10 do SO.
Glasses Of Wheat.
Wheat is divided into two general
classeS-winter and spring. Winter
wheat is sown IN the fail. makes n con-
siderable growth and comes UP and
heads out the next season. Spring
wheat is Sown IN the spring in much
the same manner rs oats In Mime
sofa. the Dakutas aud other states OF
the same attitude or further north
spring wheat j. he ou.y kiud that can
be grown successfully Sinre the Sc
we're winters ar. fatal 60 the fan sown
varieties IN The mort Invest however
the warm winds from the Paciic so
moderat, fhv climate tllat winter
wheat ear he -ruWp ~ur, eSsiuIly Far
Their south. 900 the winter wheat belt.
the bulS oi The wheat - sowu Tn the fan
mere are u.auy objections 10 winter
81 H.it u d,-'S not make rs high a
GuaH'l o.. HHur owing 10 the smaller
glute' ouirut u X the gluten that
gives Ar -ummy conSisteuce TO bread
coGSh ...t causes Il o. rise when
miNtt si-h cast Winter wheat occa.
Sioiw;h vi,.r kills. resulting In a
loss "i i.t -r,r and the work OF seed
irG TIE r.,>i serious objection In the
corn bvli IS thl; il doris not work in
well aicr cora which is the accus-
toned pin Ter snail grain in the ro-
tation rheSr objections are overbal-
anced. however by its greater Yield.
Ing ability The start which Il gets
In the fan enables II 10 come up much
more vigorously in the spring and give
about twice as many bushels per acre
rs can be obtained from the spring
varieties
Wheat is further subdivided int
hard and soft varieties. The sof,
wheat makes n -four that is unsuited
TO breadmaking because OF its lack OF
gluten II is used extensively in max
ing crackers. The amount Of soft
wheat grown for market is compare
lively small
\ new variety OF wheat known rs
macaroni ms heen introduced into the
western states within the last few
years II is very hi-h in gluten and
Is much used IN Jhe manufacture of
macaroni u docs nul make a very
high quality nt bread owing 70 IFS vel
lowiSh color rhe chief advantage OF
macarcui wheat is thar it can be
grown ia regions where the rainfall Is
too scanty for the standard varieties.
Will Wheat Rur out7
There is Widespread impression
that whea; will .un out If grown In
the same locality for a number OF
years. Experiments at number OF
stations show that this is not so. The
real cause for wheat running out Is
continuous culture on the same land
with little attention paid to seed selec-
ton. Another fact that experiments
have brought out is that the standard
varieties are superior to most of the
new ones. Every year seedsmen make
claims Of wonderful yields obtained
from new varieties. not only Of wheat