The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-04-06

sent from the Agricultural college, at
Fargo to L. W. Beckwith, who farms
a plot of twenty acres west of the city,
under direction of the College:
From April lst until October 31st
make out a daily report card between
6 am. and pm. if possible showing
the rainfall for the past "a hours and
the maximum and minimum tempera-
lures for the past "a hours. (When
the instrument reading is taken in the
evening you get the minimum tempera-
ture which occurs at about a am. and
the maximum which occurs at about
2:S0 p.m.) The same day "a morning
reading would show the maximum for
the preceding day and the minimum
for the present dav.) Note in the
proper place. any work which has been
done on any plot, also the number of
hours each man worked and the num-
ber of hours the horses worked to-
gether with the value you place on
this work. Note on each card as nearly
as possible when any rain begun and
when it ended. Mail these cards as
frequently as possible and always see
that the cards for Saturday are mailed
that day if possible as I want all cards
for the week in the office the next
Monday if possible.
See that the rain gauge cylinder is
emptied after every measurement.
Remember that this may be dry
year consequently save all the soil
moisture you can. AS soon as the
plowed land is fit give it a good harrow
ing. Double disc the corn ground and
harrow it afterward. Should heavy
rains come in early spring harrow after
these rains as soon as the soil is fit.
Clean all seed grain until there is no
chaff, straw, weed seed and undersized
or light weight kernels. Sow only
first-class seed of good color and weight.
Treat the seed wheat with formalde.
hyde and seed it as soon as the ground
is in good condition after April 1st.
Harrow the wheat plots week or ten
days after seeding,
OATS AND PEAS.
The land that is to go into this crop
should be narrowed thoroughly as early
in the spring asst ia fit TO work. AS
soon after April 1st that the soil is in
good condition the peas should be
sown at the rate of II bushels per acre.
At tie same time, or a few days later,
oats should be sown at the rate of one
half sbushel per acre. Harrow this field
a week or ten days after seeding. Seed
the peas quite deep (three or four
inches.) Do not treat peas, clover or
corn with formaldehyde.
The oats and peas should be cut for
hay when the peas are well filled and
when the oats are in the milk or dough
stage. AS soon as the hay is cured,
estimate the weight by weighing the
entire field if possible. II not, count
the number of hay cocks, then load
twenty or twenty-five onto q wagon and
take them to the nearest scales and
weigh the same-trom this you can
readily estimate the yiel::.
AS soon as the hay crop is removed,
plow the land from five to eight inches
deep, subsurface pack and harrow i'm
mediately after plowing (not two to
fourteen days later but Immediately. }
Should heavy rains come later harrow
while the soil is still moist before any
crust has a chance to form. Repeat
this as often as heavy rains come.
CORN.
The land which is to go into corn,
plot No. l, being fall plowed, should be
narrowed in early spring as soon as the
land is fit to work. It should be har.
rowed at intervals until the 10th to 10th
of May, and particularly after heavy
rains should they occur.
Plant the corn in check rows ss soon
as the land is in good condition and the
weather favorable after May 10th.
Blind cultivate ten to fourteen days
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