The Ward County independent., 1910-09-01
WINTER WHEAT ON THE NORTH
DAKOTA DEMONSTRATION
(Supt. w. r. Porter)

FARMS.
(Supt. w. r. Porter)
A year ago turkey red winter wheat
was sown ON seven Of the demonstra-
ton farms located at Flaxton, Rugby,
Page, Washburn, New Salem, Bis
marck and Beach. On all of these
farms except at New Salem the win
ter wheat was sown broadcast in
growing corn and was afterwards cul-
tivatedin. On all the farms except
Washburn, the wheat was seeded in
stubb'e after the small grain crop was
removed On several OF the farms
the winter wheat was also seeded on
summer fallow. ...
At Flaxton the wheat was seeded
in the three ways, namely, in corn, in
stubble and on summer fallow. Last
fall this point was without rain and
at the time of seeding the soil was
very drv, consequently, the winter
wheat did not germinate last fall in
either the corn stubble land. On the
summer fallow it germinated fairly
well but winter killed. The winter
wheat at this point was a failure in
the corn and summer fallow owing to
the extreme drowth last fall.
At Rugby the wheat was seeded in
the same manner and at the same
time as at Flaxton. A light shower
caused about half of the wheat to ger
inmate in the corn and in the stubble.
This made a good growth during the
fall. On the summer fallow the win
ter wheat made an excellent growth
last fall. 1t went into the winter in
good condition. In the spring it was
found to be all dead very probably
due to the very unseasonably wealth
er. About half of what wheat germi
mated in the corn winter killed so that
what remained would not make pro-
2htable crop, consequently, it was
3disced and seeded to spring wheat.
!, Many of these plants survived this
treatment and produced large heads
filled with large kernels of very plump
wheat. The winter wheat on the stub
BILE came through the winter in ex'
cellent condition and made fine
growth in the early part Of the sea-
son but the excessive drowth and heat
Of the summer made it very short and
the heads failed to fill This land pro-
'duced heavy crop last year, conse'
quently there was no moisture in the
soil for the winter wheat crop this
year.
At Page the winter wheat was seed
ed in the three ways previously men.
toned. On both the corn ground and
summer fallow the wheat made an ex
cellent growth in the fall and wen
into the winter in good condition. An
early snow fall covered it up earl!
in the season and did not go OH until
March. The wheat seemed alive (bu1
rather weak and the very adverse
spring weather finished it. A few
plants grew on the corn land and pro
duced large heads of well filed wheat
These plants will be tried out in the
plant nursery at the experiment sta
ton at -Fargoto see if thew do not pos
sess superior hardness. Only small
part of the wheat on the stubble land
terminated owing to the drouth la~
fall. The wheat went through The
winter in good shape but there was
not enough of it to make profitable
crops so it was plowed up.
! At Washburn only a small part ot
/ the wheat on the corn land germi
mated. 1t went through the winter in
fair shape probably SO per cent Of it
winter killing. What was left was
disced up and spring wheat was sowr
instead.
At Bismark about half of the wheat
germinated on the corn land. It wen
through the winter in good shape and
made a good growth in the spring. L
headed we'll and good plump whea
matured. The stand was very thin
and the excessive drowth and heat in
jured it somewhat. The conditions
were so severe here that practically
no spring wheat matured. The wheat
on the summer fallow germinated and
grew we'll in the fall, but it winter
killed. On the stubble .and it failed
to germinate.
Mr.. H. G.. Kuchenbecker was away
on trip to the farm on Sunday.