The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
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WINTER WHEAT ON THE
NJ DEMONSTRATION FARMS

A year ago turkey red winter wheat
was sown on seven Of the demonstra-
ton farms located at F1axton, Rugby.
Page Washburn, New Salem, Bis
marck and Beach. On all OF these
farms except at New Salem the winter
wheat was sown broadcast in growing
corn and was afterwards cultivated in.
On all the farms except Washburn the
wheat was seeded in stubble after the
small grain crop was removed. On sew
eral of the farms the winter wheat
was also seeded on summer fallow.
At FlaxCon 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 dry. consequently the winter
wheat did not terminate last fall in
either the corn or stubble land. On
the summer fallow it terminated fairly
well, but winter killed. The winter
wheat at this point was failure in
the corn and summer fallow owing to
the extreme drought last fall.
At Rugby the wheat was seeded in
the same manner and at the same time
as at F1axton. A light shower caused
about half of the wheat to terminate
in the corn and in the stubble. This
made a good growth during the fall.
On the summer fallow the winter
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 unreasonable weather. About
half of what wheat terminated in the
corn winter killed so that what re-
manned would not make a profitable
crop, consequently 1t was disced 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 , stubble came
through the winter in excellent condi-
ton and made a fine growth in the
early part of the season, but the ex-
cessive drought and heat of the sum-
mer made it very short and the heads
failed to fill. This land produced a
heavy crop last year, consequently
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.
cellenI growth in the fall and went
into winter in good condition. An
early snowfall covered it up early in
the season and did not go off until
March. The wheat seemed alive but
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 filled wheat.
These plants will be tried out in the
plant nursery at the experiment sta
ton at Fargo to see if they do not
possess superior hardness. Only a
small part of the wheat on the stubble
land terminated owing to the drought
last fall. This wheat went through the
winter in good shape, but there was
not enough of it to make profitable
crop, so it was plowed up.
At Washburn only small part of
the winter wheat on the corn land
terminated. 1t went through the win
ter in fair shape probably 80 per cent
Of it winter killing. What was left
was disced and spring wheat was sown
instead.
At Bismarck about half of the wheat
terminated on the corn land. 1t went