The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Break the sod As deeply - 60 -
done and yet have the f,lrrov sltoss
lie fat. The glow should be ~
lowed immediately by . heavy rofSer
or some similar sol packing TOOL 1As
large corrugated type Of metal rolSev
or cNod crushers do . splendid sort
Of work on new breaking. tending -
loosen the dirt from the masses Of
grass roots. A good roller tor such
work can be made At home by rns
use of concrete, The roller should ~
followed by a peg toothed harrow.
drawn PARALLEL with the furrow slices,
the narrowing being done to further
loosen the dirt sufficiently to fill The
spaces between the burrows and u
furnish cover for the seed. The d1H
should Immediately follow the pillow.
roller and the harrow, placing the
seed into the moist, firm seed-bs4
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mediately by heavily weighted doat
or stone boat or roller, drawn over the
surface to level, firm down the soil,
and cover the seed.
If the work of blowing Is done with
heavy traction blowing rig, all of
these operations can be done at one
time. This gives great advantage to
| the flax over any method of planting
. which separates the blowing, rolling.
narrowing and covering processes, b.
cause the seed falls at once into the
moist ground, while If the operations
are condulted separately. the sSu
to drys rapidly. If the operations ere
done separately, they should follow
each other as soon as possible Bvea
though each implement is drawn b.
separate power, the order OF WORT
should be as nearly immediate as Dos
sible, and the seeding should be done
Immediately following the last har-
rowing.
An attempt should be made to have
the drill place the seed down ono
half to one inch not deeper than ono
inch nor less than one-naf inch. Be-
fore sowing careful attention should
be given the selection Of the seen.
! Poor scaley, diseased seed is what
is running the crop Of fax, and de-
stroying the usefulness of the land for
future fax purposes.
No matter how plump and brightly
colored the seed. there are apt to 30
wilt spores present This is due ~
the fact that the disease is very gen
eral, and only a few sick plants pro-
duce an enormous number Of spores
which rattle off Of the dead straws =.
threshing time and stick to the seeds.
Clear all seed thoroughly % as 70
remove all sticks, dirt ehaff and seasy
seeds. Then treat with formaidehyoe
az described in our press bulletins
Nos, 3, "a, and 23..It is absolutely
essential in raising fax to disinfece
the seed 1t is not difficult to do,
the man who does it Is provided with
q proper compressed air sprayer so
that he can throw a fine misty spray
upon the grain while il is being
shovelled, and raked over. Use l
pound of fOrmaldphyde q each 40
gallons of water and approx mately
one-half gallon for each bushel of dry
clean seed. If the grain is thoroughly
snovelled and raked while the spray
ing is being done the grain will be
found to be evenly damp all over 1t
left piled for from one to two hours
it will be found fit to pass through
the drill without difficulty
Those who do not properly treat
their seed not only spoil their own
chances for good crops. but spread
these destructive soil diseases to
neighboring lands.
Sow not to exceed one-half bushA
Of good fax seed per acre. II it all
sprouts there will be plenty Of young
plants It Is not wise to SOW any max
seed which will not sprout at once.
Study Crop Rotation. Any rotation
of FIVE or more years will do wonders
for fax cropping, but it will be wise
to introduce at least one grass and
one cultivated in the series.
Remember that uneven depths ct
planting gives uneven ripening and
That a firm seed bed will allow you
to get an even depth of planting. A
firm seed bed helps to protect the
roots the young plants from droutA
and disease.