The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-29
WINTER WHEAT
IN NORTHWEST
IN NORTH DAKOTA WINTER
WHEAT SHOULD HAVE PRoTEc-
TIoN-PRoF. THos. SHAW GIVES
SOME VALUABLE POINTERS
ABOUT THIS CROP.

Prof. Thos, Shaw has the following
about growing winter wheat;
The copious rains of late July and
early August are specially favorable
to the winter wheat crop of 1913, II
the farmers will only take advantage
of the opportunity that is thus brought
to them. These rains viii readily
sprout the grain sown in August
| whether sown on summer fallow, or on
corn land or drilled in amid the stub
BILE of small grain. The opportunity
| should, therefore, be embraced to sow
freely winter wheat in both the Dako-
tas and Montana. ss
In Montana winter wheat sown in
August on summer fallow land will be
sown under specially favorable con-
ditions. The wheat will not only
terminate readily, but 1t will make a
strong growth before going into the
winter. In North Dakota experience
has shown that to SOW winter wheat
without protection on summer fallow-
ed land or on any other kind Of land
is hazardous, and therefore, 1t should
not be done. What has been said OF
summer fallowed land will apply
equally to corn land. There will be
ample moisture in the corn land to
sprout the grain. In both Montana
and Dakota when winter wheat is
sown in corn land with a small one
| horse drill, 1t should be sown in Aug
ust, regardless of the stage of adj
vancement in the growth of the corn,
But in Montana. except near the North
Dakota border, 1t Is not necessary to
leave the corn stalks standing in order
to protect the wheat. In North Da-
kota this is imperative. The corn
stalks should be left standing. These
viii aid in holding snow and they viii
break the force of the cold winds.
But the rains referred to make II
possible to get fair crops of winter
wheat next year by simply drilling the
wheat in amid the stubbles without
blowing the land. This plan is moi
to be commended, except under special
conditions. Those special conditions
are markedly present the present year
They are such as relate to a heavy
rainfall in the late summer, n to tht
ability of the farmer to remove quickly
the crop that grew upon the land
Wheat drilled in on such land, es'
pecially IL it is new land, under thu
conditions that are new present, will
be almost certain to produce a fail
crop next year, regardless of the wealth
er conditions. 1t is better to drill tn
wheat into stubble land without an.
discing, especially Is this true in Norti
Dakota, for the dlscing of the stubblei
| ! UCSlIOS Lily - -
plants which is so necessary to thu
successful growth Of winter wheat
especially under North Dakota con
ditions.
In the absence of moisture to ger
inmate, the grain, / would certainly
hesitate, about advising to sow wintel
grain among stubbies. Nor do I advis,
1t on land that is very foul with weeds
The weeds the following year woult
greatly hinder growth in the grain
But on new land that a only grow
say one crop OF grain, 1T is certainl.
legitimate to advise the drilling of tn
grain in stubbles. l know OF a crop o
winter wheat thus drilled In stubbl
land In 1911 that will now give a yiel'
. of fully thirty bushels per acre. ]
! was grown by DIR. Sweat at Dutton, an
!, 1t is but one of the man Instances II
which good crops of winter wheat hay
been thus grown in Montana the pres
ent season. The moisture that fell i
, the autumn of 1911 was quite fayera
I BILE to the growth of the crop, henc
the good results that have beer OBJ
, tained from such sowing the presen
year.
Where the normal Tainfalls is no
l bountiful, 1t is greatly important I
take advantage of 1t when 1t does IA
: freely. 1t has certainly fallen freel
, the past season, hence the advantag
that may be taken of this fact to sol
winter wheat for the crop of 1919. /
I q dry autumn 1t would be different. ]
n would be hazardous to SOW wheat thu