Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-03
1913 it will be in winter rye, which
completes the rotation once.

1913 it will be in winter rye, which
completes the rotation once.
! Plot No. was in barley and clover
in 1909. The barley yielded 80. 46
bushels per acre that year, the clover
was good catch. 1t went through
the winter of l9O9-10 in good shape.
! 1t was clipped in the latter part OF
June in 1910 in order to have the
second crop for seed. Owing to the
! very dry weather this year the sec
Old crop never started. In September
top dressing of manure at the rate
! OF ten loads was applied per acre.
1t was the intention to spring pillow
| this plot and put it in corn in 1911
but as the clover seemed quite healthy
| on most OF the plot it was decided to
/ leave it and put the corn in on plot
No. l. The clover was cut early in
July and yielded approximately a ton
of fine hay per acre. Owing to ,hc
drought prevailing the clover did not
start to grow for nearly three weeks
this made the second crop late to
produce crop Of seed 1t made an
excellent growth. however, AMI Was
coming into full bloom the frs: of
September. This crop will be plowed
under to depth of seven or eight
inches in the latter part of Septem-
Ter and the land will be put in Early
Ohio potatoes in 1912, and in wheat
in 1913, which will complete the five
yea, rotation.
Last August winter wheat OF the
Turkey red variety was seeded in
corn and in wheat stubb1e Both
made good growth last fall, but
the winter wheat in the corn stubble
killed out during the winter. Wheat
was in the stubble came through the
winter in good shape The harrow
was run over it once in the spring
to loosen up the soil crust a little
The wheat made good growth all
summer. It headed the latter part
of June, the straw was rather short
but the heads We're long and we'll
filled. The rust anected it to quite
an extent. It was cut July % and
thershed a month later. The yield
was approximately thirty bushels per
acre. The winter wheat on land
which had neither manure or cult
waited crops previously yielded over
three bushels more per acre than
spring wheat on manure corn land at
this point.
This fall winter wheat was agein
planted in corn and the stalks will
be let stand on the ground over win
ter. twenty-five acres were also
disced into oat stubble as it looks as
though this may be paying way to
seed winter wheat in the Red River
valley.
In the spring of 1909 alfalfa of the
Montana strain was seeded on a small
plot of about two acres beside plot
No. l. This land had no previous
treatment to favor alfalfa such as the
application of manure or the growth
OF cultivated crops. The alfalfa was
seeded at the rate of Is pounds Der
When it came up it was a nice even
stand but it had a very hard fight
with pigeon grass. Inoculated soil
was applied to the land and in the
fall it was top dressed with manure.
In the spring of 1910 the stand was
a little thin and some more alfalfa |
seed was scattered over the field. The |
rainfall being very light the alfalfa !
made no growth but it remained
healthy looking. A growth eight to |
twelve inches high was on the land
when it went Ito winter. The past
spring the soil seemed very dry and
hard. 1t was disced and narrowed,
the alfalfa then made a fine growth.
1t was cut early in July and yielded
approximately two tons of excellent
hay per acre, the second cutting made
early in August yielded approximately
one and one-half tons per acre, MAX
ing total yield of about three and
a half tons of fine hay per acre. The
third crop was ten inches high Sep
TENDER l. This will be left on the
ground all winter to protect the
crowns during the winter.
Two acres more of Montana al.
falfa were seeded on rich land that
was in cultivated crops last year, the
SOIL was incoulated with 200 pounds
Of soil per acre from the old alfalfa
neld and the same was narrowed in
Just before seeding. Alfalfa was seed.
ed at the rate of ten pounds per acre
tn latter part of May. This alfalfa
made a very fine growth from the
start. 1t was twenty inches high and
IN bloom August l. This field should
nave been let 60 into the winter with.
out being cut. but Manager Hoople,,
through mistake, had it cH. The
Yield was approximately a ton of fine
nay per acre. On September the
second growth was six to eight inches
nlgh and a rich green color. The al
[alfa on this field will probably be
li superior to that planted in
l9os as the land is much richer and
the alfalfa did not have to fight weeds
the first season.
Her HAIR GREW