The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
HELP WEAKENED
WINTER WHEAT
Inc Process That Has Proven
Good in Europe and in
the West.

henry G. Bell, aEronomlst of Tho
.'iuuic West Soil Improvemc,,
is'cc' mas Issued a bulletin. prin,ar
"S Tor the benefit of the wheat rrov.
elS OF MS section, but in there IL CON-
."i"d oIe Information for vtr,t,,i.
"'e"t makers, for another vea, 49,,
.i'' car Tor be IL understood ~,
,a7'nia wheat is farther advanced
cx,ra nan IN ths West. By request,
with given. ''e mere
- inter wheat in had condition" is
ne report Of the CONDITION
H. W. IMPORTANT cereal throuyho,,t
ne Middle West States. 4 Lar ,.-
cHn'agc OF the millions ~ - per
voted to this crop is rcnor,ad
Mcdk and to have been severo,y
I"'eu ny adverse wintcrin- condj,,o
=" many places tho ground {. h,,,t
on" sun further injury is thrcatcnns1
ouch serious conditions cali fo, i,,,,..,
iatc action '''''''ca-
Nm. me farmer knows that tho whoa,
! pi'nt requires heat. air. moisiura 80
plant food in order ia liyo
,a ' MAKE satisfactory growth. mo
oi any one of these essentials
'e"th to the crop. As the warn,
sun OF spring beats upon tho bard.,,as
wheat fields it causes tbo .",., 1850
ZION of hundreds OF barrels ~
PCT gay from 50-acrc field brra,,.,
.'c water connection between IN. Cur
80 sou ana the water supply bcin,
complete. Now, TO stop this rra,,
NdPorauon' and 10 allow air 10 cn,c,.
INTO The soil spaces. the farme, ,,,,-,
az, quickly If he is to save his crop
ne should roll his whoa, field as
soon as IL viii bear team unor T.,
""u ioiioW this rolling immediately
WV" hsht narrowing. If H. has a
i, ne can accomplish a great
zeal of good by going over the wbo.t
crop with this tool. If bo h,s -.
WI" adjustable teeth. he should ,bron
these teeth back at an angie Of Az
Erces and harrow the field roir, h.,,l,
ana forward over the field naroIIai
Win the wheat rows. This harrov,i,
VII not stir the surface deem enough
10 inJurc the wheat roots h,t Vii
help the soil conditions greatly ~.
preparing a surface mulch. This eur-
t"ce mulch will break up tho water
connection in the soil and effectively
prevent an Injurious amount Of evan
oia'ioh' Always follow rolling with a
hight narrowing.
nave roller, or If he does not thinI,
IL wise To roll tho wheat. lie can h in
the weak wheat crop a great deal nv
a careful narrowing
me tiny weak plant needs snccial
no"rishment. 1t should have an album
dance OF readily available plant food
OF the right kind 10 give it a vigor-
GUS start and maintain II in vigorous
growth. Such help can he supplied
by broadcasiing 100 to 500 lbs. per
acre OF fertilizer analyzIng about
No
MIA; sin per cent. to eight per cent
phosphoric acid. and i've per cent. to
seven per cent potash. This should
be broadcasted or distributed on the
wheat through the fertilizer attach
ncnt of the wheat drill. If the wheat
drill is used. OF course the disks Will
be left suspended 50 that they Will
not cut the young wheat plant This
fertilizer should be pu, on tn. wheat
just before it is rolled. The harrow
ing Will work ii into the soil
The above operations can be carried
on even until the wheat is up { inches
without injury to the crop This praG-
ticc is common among European wheat
growers.
If grass and clover sced is sown up
on the wheat field in early spring
practice of this early cultivation Will
bury the seed sufficiently uccp to in
sure good termination. The addition
of available plant food in the forms
mentioned. will greatly increase the
chances of successful catch Of
grass"
By such treatment. weak wheat will
be greatly benefited and materially as
sisted towards profitable yield Of
superior quality OF grain.
The toffon Moycment
Sew York, April @.-Acc0rd!ng 10 the