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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
Crop Improvement
Not more acres but more
from each acre.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Suggestions to Counties Wishing to
Become Available for Aid from
Crop Improvement Committee.
BY Bert Ball.

BY Bert Ball.
National Crop Improvement Service.J
For the benefit of counties wishing
to qualify for this fund the Crop I'M
prOvement Committee suggests the
following procedure:
Meeting of All Interested.
First. That a joint meeting be
called by the commercial organization
or organizations, to which there will
be invited editors, railroad men. road
commissioners, superintendent Of
county schools, superintendent of the
country farm, the county supervisors
commissioners of county courts, as
the case may be), bankers; millers,
manufacturers, grain buyers, officers
of all farmers and breeders organiza-
tons, the leading farmers and land
owners in each township, explaining
the nature of the movement, and
showing how, If proper methods Of
agriculture and marketing are intro
duced, that an annual increase of at
least one-half million dollars may be
added to the revenue of the county.
Crop Improvement Committee.
Second. That a committee on crop
improvement and county development
committee be appointed by the presi.
dent of the commercial club; that the
members of this committee shall act
ex-officio as chairman of the sub-com-
mittees on Finance, Ways and Means,
Membership, Grain, Good Roads, Mar
keting, Agriculture in the schools,
Dairy Inspection, Landlord and ten.
ant, etc.
Farmers Join Commercial Club.
Third. That special section be
added to the constitution and bylaws
of the commercial club providing for
an agricultural membership at NOM
inal fee per year, in order to obtain a
widespread special membership.
Fourth. That the local fund raised
for this purpose may be secured by
subscription from the bankers, manu-
facturers, millers, grain dealers, land
owners and business in general in the
county.
For further information apply to
Bert Ball, Crop Improvement Commit.
tee, Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
SEED PLATs.

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There is great difference in the
grain grown in the same field and
under the same conditions, and the
farmer should learn the importance Of
selecting sound, healthy plants from
all over the field in all cases. Even
where they have not a mixture OF
other varieties, there will always be
= great variation among the plants.
The best procedure, however, Is to
make constant use of regular seed
plat which is simply d small space Of
one acre or more, depending upon the
size of the farm, In which enough
seed grain is grown, none Of 1t being
sold in the usual manner, but all be-
ing used for sowing the regular croy
II the next year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
BY c. P. Bull.

Irrational Crop Improvement Service.1
Some important factors in the grow
ing of rye set forth in brief by c. P.
Bull, Agricultural Experimental Sta
ion, University of Minnesota:
Kinds of soil best adapted to grow
ing rye: Any soil not depleted of its
fertility, though it will do better on
impoverished land than any of our ce-
reals; sandy loan and loan or clay
loans are best.
Climate best suited to growing rye:
Any spring wheat region will be found
suited to rye. 1t will also grow we'll
n winter wheat districts, but in the
attitude Of the As degree parallel will
probably grow best rye.
Methods of preparing the ground:
Flowing (sub-surface packing If dry),
.olling and disking if lumpy; harrow.
Depth to pillow for rye: Depends on
The SOIL to 7 inches for sandy to
LAY soils.
Preparing the seed bed: Depends
IN conditions of soil. Make it fine and
irm.
Best fertilizers for rye: Barnyard
manure used with good 4, 5, 6 or z
rear rotation of crops.
Disking for rye: Good crops of fall
we have been grown on cereal stubble
(crop harvested) when the land was
iisked and seed sown: not to be rec
,mmended but can be done.
Selecting seed rye: Same as for
vheat-with tanning mill and graders.
Varieties best adapted to soil and
climate of various states: Native win
er varieties for Minnesota and north
srn climates; Minnesota No. for Min
lesota and northern climates; spring
we is not recommended.
Amount of seed to SOW to the acre:
u bu. per acre.
Best time for seeding: Sept. 1 to
Oct. 9TH; best about Sept. 18th.
Where to get seed: In Minnesota
md the northwest get seed stock of
Minnesota No. from Experiment
Station, University of Minnesota.
Farmers should grow one variety.
But practically speaking, there is but
me variety commonly grown.
Effect of freezing in winter and
'pring: Winter rye is perfectly hardy.
Best treatment for rye diseases:
smut does not bother rye. Ergot is
lad. Use pure seed stock. Grade
iced and rotate crops and use grading
mill most vigorously and long.
Insect enemies of rye-how to COM
,at: Does not seem to be bothered to
my appreciate extent.
How to take care of crop after har-
rest: Shock; thresh at once as soon
Is dry, or stack. 1t will not pay to
tack if it can be threshed from shock.
Rye as food for animals: A little
leavy-laxative.
Rye as human food: o. X. More
If it should be used. People have a
alse idea of what is best for health
md fashion.
Rye as cover crop: A good cover
Top.
Value Of rye as green manure: One
# the best-the best not counting the
egumes.
Profits in rye growing compared to
,ther grains: A top notcher. Just as
;ood as any when properly grown.
Rye as forage crop: Excellent
'ffers great opportunities as a green
PASTURE both fall and spring, and will
.fterward produce profitable seed
'rC0.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22

National Crop Improvement Service.l
The Crop Improvement Committee
has been authorized to distribute
100000 for crop improvement One
thousand dollars of this fund is due
to 1000 counties under an elastic plan
which requires
First. That the county desiring to
become available to receive the bene-
fits of this fund shall first establish a
County Farm Bureau and raise local
fund sufficient to employ trained
county agriculturist for period of not
less than two years.
County AsricuIturist.
Second. That the county agricul-
turist shall be selected by the county
organization subject to the approval
OF the Dean of the State Agricultural
College in the state where he is to
operate, and shall maintain an Office
in the county at a point best suited
to the requirements of his work.
Third. That his duties shall con-
sist in general as adviser to any
farmer in the country requiring his
services; to organize farmers clubs;
to conduct corn clubs and other
agricultural contests; to arrange
for exhibits of agricultural prod
ucts; to give practical demonstra-
ton and instruction in crop rota-
ton, soil building, farm management,
and horticultural work in various
parts of the county under ordinary
conditions; to cooperate with the su.
perintendent Of county and city
schools in teaching the rudiments OF
agriculture, etc., etc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
HARVESTING RYE.
Andrew Boss, MINI. Station.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Rye is handled with self-binder, in
the same fashion as other grains, and
shocked in good-sized round shocks.
To secure the best quality of grain and
straw. the shocks should be capped,
although this practice is not always
followed.
The rye straw sold for collar
stuffing purposes in Minnesota is pre-
pared by failing out the grain. Where
special markets for straight rye straw
are being catered to special threshing
machines have been devised, which
keep the straw straight during threSh-
ing without breaking it badly.
Where the straw IS used for bed
ding, the crop is lAreshed in the same
way as other cereal crops.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE IN WISCONSIN.
Rye a General Crop and Can Be
Grown on Wide Variety Of Soils.

National Crop Improvement service.]
1--WE have two pedigreed varieties
If rye which l think are the best
strains in the United States today.
One party after testing the pedigree
rye agreed to take all the rye Wiscon-
sin could produce of this strain at an
advanced price. We will have large
quantity Of it grown this year so we
will be in position to supply this pedi-
gree seed rye in large and small guam
titles about August 1st," said R. A..
Moore, agronomist, Wisconsin Expert
ment Station. "The rye should be
sown the last week in August or first
week in September In order to do its
very best. Rye does well on soils
that are too light to grow wheat, oats
and barley.
Rye Fine Cover Crop.
frye is a general crop and can be
grown on a wide variation of soils.
It can be grown to advantage on low
mucky soils, clay, sand or prairie soils.
It makes an exceedingly fine cover
crop and affords good pasture for
stock in the late fall and during the
winter and early spring. 1t can be
pastured heavily without much detri-
ment to the crop. AS soon as the
stock is taken off the rye comes on ex-
ceedingly well.
1--WE hope to get rye disseminated
extensively throughout our state and
another year we want to be able to
grow sufficient of this rye to plant the
whole rye acreage of the United
States, providing the farmers desire
to do so"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE AS FORAGE CROP.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
The great tendency of late years has
been to grow more forage OF the plants
of the grass family and their use for
this purpose is likely to increase a.
grain feeds become more expensive.
Forage cropping affords opportunity
for more complete system of crop
rotation as does grain farming. On
all stock or dairy farming, rotation
should be arranged so as to include
grasses and smaller cereals and grow
grain for silage or for grain. A valu-
able rotation on dairy farms will b
found to be a six years plan con-
sisting Of: ?,
First, rye sown after grass with
clover as cover crop.
Second, corn with a corn crop a
rye or clover.
Third, oats.
Fourth, clover and mixed grasses ta
be continued for three years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE A SURE CROP.
Excellent for Pasturage and Adds
Humus to the Soil.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Rye will stand cold weather much
better than oats and furnish grazing
for a longer period.
Rye is sure crop. It is a good plan
to drill rye in the corn field with a one
horse drill. Sufficient light will pene.
trate through the corn to encourage
growth, until the corn is cut, thus
leaving the field open to the coming
crop. Farmers will find this an ex.
cellent method to practice to insure
pasturage when it is most needed
After it has been pastured in the fall.
1t may furnish early spring pasturage,
DR. it may be turned under for fertilizer
Rye is valuable for adding humus te
he soil.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE IN COLD CLIMATES.
in Cold Weather When Wheat
Lies Dormant In the Ground.
BY n. e. Kruger.

National Crop Improvement service-l
Rye is the typical grain of the cold
temperature climate. For its germina-
ton the minimum heat requirement
is 80 to SO degrees Fahrenheit; the
maximum SO F.. and the best temperS
ture II degrees F.
When the soil temperature is 80 to
Al degrees Fahrenheit, rye terminates
in four days. 1t withstands cold down
to Is degrees F., and it grows In win
ter when the temperature Is few
degrees above freezing point (32 de-
grees).
Rye is much more hardy than
wheat. When wheat lies dornan>
from cold, rye grows readily.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
CARE OF RYE.
After Sowing Crop Needs Little Care
Until Time of Harvest.
BY Raymond CIney, M. Rumley Co.

National Crop Improvement Service.]
After sowing, the rye crop will need
but little care until harvest time II
the crop has been sown early, for
pasturage during the fall and is to be
left for grain crop, it should not be
allowed to make fall growth enough
to form heads. Close pasturage will
prevent such tendency.
On land that is likely to be dry, it is
good practice to go over the land in
the spring with light slant-tooth
harrow, breaking the crust of the soil
and forming light dust mulch. No
other crop serves better as nurse
crop than rye and grass seed sown in
the spring and covered with harrow.
and protected" against evaporation by
the dust mulch it is almost sure to
make a stand the following season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
FIVE YEAR ROTATION.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
The following rotation will be
found quite satisfactory in many cases
where quack grass or thistles are bad:
LIST Year.-Rye, land plowed medium
deep, using jointer to turn under
weeds. Disced frequently until Oc-
tober 18th; replowed deeply before
freezing.
Ind Year.-Barley, seeded to clover.
Sd Year.-Clover, pillow under second
crop August LIST, cultivate frequently.
It'll YearLCorn, thoroughly cult.
waited, hand hoed If necessary.
tn Year.-Barley or other grain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
TEST RYE SEED.
BY Thomas Cooper.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Seed rye should be tested for
viability the same as any other grain
before planting. Obtain the best seed
from the crop grown on your own farm
Or in your vicinity. Select the best
and heaviest kernels by the use of
grader and be sure it is clean from
seeds of weeds.
The termination test is made by
placing 100 kernels on damp white blot
ling paper first placed in a shallow pie
pan. Cover over with another pan
and set aside for five or six days. Rye
should test at least $50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
DRILL RYE.

National Crop Improvement Servfce.l
Sowing the Seed.-The seed should
be sown with a disc or shoe drin.
:ather than with a broadcast seeder. Il,
iown to 2h inches In depth. there
will be less danger Of winterkilling.
For grain crop. TX bushels per acre
IS regarded as sufficient seed: III
though If the variety used is large
Kerneled one. Ia bushels Is advisable
Where the crop Is desired for tan POI
lure, IN to bushels pr core sAeu11
10 shown.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
GRAIN OF POVERTY.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Rye is sometimes called the grain
of poverty" because better adapted
TO poor soils and unfavorable climates
than the other cereals. While rye will
thrive on poor soil, and yields we'll or
light, sandy land, it should not be as.
sumed that it does best on that kind
Of soil. Rye will respond as readily
In yield to good tillage and good soil
as any of the grain crops. A black
loan, clay loan or sandy loan is es
pecially favorably to the crop. Coco
drainage is necessary to successful
rye growing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
LEARN YOUR SOIL.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
First learn your SOIL. then find the
crops to fit the soil. Low yields will
soon bring ruin. Work for quality
first, then quantity. Making the farm
pay is just the same cs making any
other business pay. Know the eco
nomic and climatic conditions of the
locality and choose the farming sys
tenn that accords with conditions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
VARIETIES OF RYE.
Prof, v. C.. Plummer,


National Crop Improvement Service.J
Rye cross-pollinates SO readily that
but very few varieties have become
we'll established. Named varieties
frequently appear, but they do not re-
main as fixed market varieties for
any length Of time. But little effort
has been made by seedsmen to intro
duce or promote good varieties of rye;
and experiment stations have been
slow to develop new varieties from the
stocks at hand. The Minnesota Ex.
pertinent Station has had numerous
varieties under trial since 1900, and
has given considerable attention to
breeding and selecting superior
strains. One nursery bred variety has
been introduced widely in the state.
and has met with considerable favor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
DISK OR HARROW.

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The seed bed should be prepared by
blowing the land as earlrlxin the sum
mer as the previous crop can be re-
moved. August LIST is none too cary
After blowing. the land should be i'm.
mediately gone over with a harrow,
fisk or other suitable implement. 1t is
important that the furrow slice be
made compact and reduced to fine
nth before it has had time to dry ou.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE cTRAW.
I Valuable Article Of Commerce
Equal in Some Cases to Grain.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
The ripe straw from which the
grain has been thrashed is also a
1aluable article of commerce, its value
per acre equalling in many instances
he value of the grain. It is used ex-
:ensively for stuffing hore- collars,
.or manufacturing into paper, for
packing fruit trees and other nursery
products, and as bedding for live
stock, horse trainers and exhibitors
especially favoring it for this latter
purpose. The straw for horse collars
must receive special care and treat
nent to bring high price. but mar
ket Of considerable extent could un-
loubtedly be developed if the industry.
we're properly managed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
RYE AS FOOD.

National Crop Improvement Service.I
Stature in European and American
peoples no doubt is the result of con-
sumption of the two balanced grains.
wheat and rye.
Rye is even superior to wheat in
this respect, and the diet specialists Of
The world are urging its greater con-
sumption as the grain Of highest value
nr q human food. -.--
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
TIME TO SOW RYE.
BY J. e. Buck, l. II. c. Service Bureau.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Rye may be sown at any time, from
August goth to October LIST. depending
Oh the location and the purpose for
which it is to be used. For fall pasture
It should be sown between August
goth and September 10th, the earlier
seeding being preferable. For grain
only, September LIST to 18th is regard
ed as a more favorable time. Seldom
should the crop be Iovn later than
September goth. for any purpose.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
KILL THE WEEDS.
BY Manson Campbell, Manson Camp.
bell Co.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
The best way to kill weed, 10 to
frst, before planting fan or grade your
seed so there will be no danger Of
planting weed seeds. All small grain
contain more or less weed seeds and
iirt.
Every farmer can do this work on
bis own farm with his own grader. If
he has no grader, get one. It does not
pay to plant weeds. Weeds that are
already in the soil and come up may
be eradicated by sprinkling with .
solution of iron sllphate. which WI
OF injure the rye.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
rYE CONFERENCE.

A Meeting Of Farmers to Consider
Ways and Means to Obtain More
Bushels of Better Quallty-How to
Grow the One Best Variety SO That
all Rye Shipped From Any One
Station Will Be Free From Mixture
Of Weeds or Other Seeds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
AYE IN ROTATION.
Rye Takes the Place Of Winter Wheae
in Rotation.
BY L. c. Burnett, Agronomist.


National Crop Improvement Service.l
The place of rye n rotation Is IN
important factor. In some parts OF
the East, rye takes the place of winter
wheat in rotation. Every careful
farmer soon comes to know that .
certain filth or condition OF soil may
be expected from certain crops, The
rotation must adapt itself to the
farmers business-to the support OF
live stock, if he Is a dairyman or
stock farmer, to the demands Of the
grain trade, if he is grain farmer.
etc. 1t must adapt itself to the soil
and fertility problem. The chief pur-
pose of a rotation is to recuperate
worn and depleted lands. In such case.
the frequent recurrence of luguminous
crops is prominently desirable. Rye
serves excellently as a rotation crop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
ONE MILLION DOLLARS

This Amount Placed at the Disposal
Of the Crop Improvement Committee
OF the Council Of Grain Exchanges
for Agricultural Development -
100000 for Each County-Tenta-
tive Plan Under Which Fund is to
be Distributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
ROAD BUILDING.

rhe Auto Truck the Most Efficient
Power Machine For this Purpose
"A Mile and a Half a Day Of
Good Road.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-22
Crop Improvement
Farming is a business and far
ir.ers should be business men.
HOW TO GROW RYE.

Climate Soil, Seed, TilIase and Care
Of Rye-Rye Money Crop.
The Harrison times., 1912-03-30
Book Club Meeting OF March 9th,

The Womans Book Club met in
regular session with Mrs Dewey
Harlan Wednesday afternoon March
the 9th. 1t had been requested
that each member answer roll call
by singing a verse Of a layorite song,
Some sung, some tried to sing,
Others (who were probably more
discrete) evidently felt that silence
was golden, and merely answered
" Here -
The program rendered was as fol-
lows,
America, club, Influence and pow.
er of music, Mrs, Vance, Piano
solo, Miss Annie Harlan, Some ia.
nous composers, Mrs, !, L, An.
drews. Violin and piano, Mrs, Mi.
lum and Harlan, Discussion,
Should music be taught in our Pub.
lie Schools, ilso what can the Book
Club do TO forward the movement,
Led by Mrs, Clendcnin, Tyson and
Others, This proved TO be a one.
sided discussion for every one pres
cnt hoped for the time when vocal
music would be taught in the
schools.
Following this was music by
Misses Lewis and Margcry Harlan,
Anagrams in which famous com.
poscrs names were hidden was pre-.
sented by the hostess, and proved
entertaining,
REPORTER
The Harrison times., 1912-03-30
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that |, Rob
ert 7. Dopson, commissioner Of the
chancery court, within and for Boone
county, Arkansas, by virtue Of judg-
ment and decree of the said chancery
court, rendered on the 9th day of
March, 1912, in the case Of Bette Glib
son aud Sue Watkins, plaintiffs,
against Fannie Mathis, Hugh Dixon,
John W. Dixon, Minnie Long, Mamie
Rowlctt, Nellie wilkinson, James
Royal Dixon and Lydia Dixon, de-
PENDANTS, will, on the oath day OF
April, 1912, between the hours of lO
o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock
in the afternoon, at the south door Of
the county court house, in Harrison,
Boone county, Arkansas, sell at pub
lie vendue, to the highest bidder, on a
credit Of three months, the following
described lands in the counties Of
Boone aud Carroll, In the state Of Ar.
kansas, to-wit
The southwest quarter Of the north
cast quarter and the north half of the
southeast quarter, in section p, town
ship 20 north, range p west, in Car
lOll AbAHAO 81 NhA7eei N'iN wv NNNN
half Of the southwest quarter of sec.
ton %, in township 20 north, range
% west, in Boone county, Arkansas,
except about one acre in the north
west corner Of the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter Of said sec
ton %, beginning at the northwest
corner Of said forty acre tract, run
south II rods, thence east 10 rods,
thence north Il rods, thence west 10
rods to the place of beginning,
said sale will be made for partition
among said parties, plaintiff and dc.
fcndaut, according to their respective
rights and interests,
The purchaser will be required to
give note with approved security, aud
title to said lands viii be retained til
said sale Is approved by the court, and
the purchase money paid,
Given under my hand this the 2Sth
day of March, 1912,
ROBERT 4, DopSoN,
Commissioner in Chaneery,