Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-06-17

SOil has Dttll bdhtH OIL WIFI well
rotted provided that is
available.
Where, however, land in gen
eral is comparatively even, the
leveling follows the plowing and
narrowing, and is simply pro-
cess of floating with a home built
leveler of different sizes according
to the amount of work to be done,
and the amount of stock to be US
| ed. This floating is not done with
any idea of doing more than Civ
ing the land a general evenness of
surface on the existing slope in
some one OF Two definite direct
ions 50 that the water will have a
general slope without humps or
hOllows to check its flow.
Too much time cannot be given
TO the proper leveling of the land
as it becomes a permanent asset
to the farm just as do the buildings
and it reduces the irrigating cost
prcporticnately.
1t is always a question as to what
are the best cereal crops to be
grown, both for the advantage of
the soil. and the dollar returns.
Some Of the farmers on The
Twin FaIls South Side tract, which
is the oIGest tract in our district,
claim that the growing of barley is
harder on Tie soil than either oats
or wheat. and at the same time the
per acre return is cOrrespondingly
small. II is safe to say that up
to this time, Nilh the large amount
of construction work that has been
going On in our own districts in
connection with the reclaiming of
land and ra,lroa0 building,that oats
have been The most profitable of
the cereal crops with wheat proba-
bly, second III line.
This view. of course, as to the
advantages Of oats and wheat over
barley is from the view point of
the man who grows his barley for
the feeding of his own live stock.
OF the various cereals that are
most successful in Southern Idaho
and particularly in the Twin
Falls districts, the following varie-
ti,s are best known.
WHEAT: Ist, Blue Stem; 2nd,
Dicklow; 3rd, Defiance: 4th Little
Club.
OATS: Big Four; Lincoln; Swe-
dish; White Russian Side.
BARLEY: White Moravian;
Blue Barley.
Oats are sOwn any time from APP
ril 10th to May goth, usually from
one and half TO two bushels to
the acre, according to the time of
seeding, whether early or late. The
seeding Of oats as we'll as other
grains, should be done as early as
the spring permits, in order that
they ma, have plenty of time to
stool in The cold weather and save
the extra amount of seed outlay
in late sowing.
In our own work, during the
first year, WI have sown some oats
as early as April 10th, and as late
as June It's, and while some
larger quantity was used IN the
late planting, on the average the
yields were not very different.
Tn. planting of wheat is done
in our country either in the fall
or spring. AS rule the spring
is more general. Some fol.
low the practice of sowing in the
fall between August 30th and Nov
elnb.'r ist, usually from one to
one ard a half bushels of either
Blue Stem or Little Club, and have
had very, profitable results
Tie spring planting OF wheat
should be done very early, and
lust as soon as the soil is mellow
to handle.
ANY time from March ist to as
lat. as June ist seems to produce
satisfactory crops, but the good re-
suits are unquestionably gotten
when wheat is sowed not later
Than the middle of May.
Barley should be sown at a
Deut the same time suggested for
Eats. aud handled the same way
All of the cereal crops produce
n re even stands when drilled as
The planting is done from two 10
.hree inches, placing the seed well
1oNn in the moist soil, so that 1t
Aill not be held back for lack OF
noisture during the terminating
period, and early plant growth per-
cd. In order that the soil may
De firm around the seed, drag
,hains or pressure wheel attach
nents are used. This latter plan
l., ,,arf fio,,IarIx essential in the