Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-10

ordinary material inside Of the COVER
ing Of the grain 80 that, instead or
setting grain kernels. We harvest
smut kernels. These are easily nscog-
nised ~ they are somewhat darker. IN
color AID are plunpsr than orAtnasy
grain. Where the buat 10 Dresea4 tAo
treatment with for@eNs. udag 80
psund Of fsrmalin to forty gallons. 81
water, 10 fouad.; to be effective and
ought t. -. followed with al ooaa
grain planted. oRreadisg tho wheat
cut n. de. 1eer. thoroughly apriakliax
It with tAis se1utiaa. and than pilinG 4
Up a4d covering With ssc2s er oea-
vasas fsr tveaAy-bem hours, useally
Aearoys tie .4ut Aasther nss&oa
= = ~ ~ grain iahs tAs selatoa.
lsa!tag MAAsr arone sa1aast to thor
enghay~ saturats each ksraAl. The
blues40ae .DAtAaA ..Af tCeatmlnk ID
spnA1tnaa: ia1iewsA. G4A giyss eoed -.
tsrm. This, ;hewexer, reauires more
exert thAa .dses tie. .fornaltn treat
mont ana We recommend the latter.
Just . werl IN rsfanaacs to - mat
ter Of tlnDerxsa sead. 1t il Q web
known fact that Northera-erown
ses6s poss4as 0rsstAr vitality than
those grewn - Southern localities.
ocmettMes attractive advertisements
toll u az the wonderful merits or
seeds grevn, In ethsr localities and we
are tempted to iAvAst II grains pro-
ducsd eaaew here. II the grein., on our
ewn farm OF IN cur own locality ID. in
fertor or mixed, It may be we'll to look
elsewhere for our seed, but even In
this case We ought to try to procure e
from some place within the state.
Montana produces IN excellea4 quality
OF seed grain aRa W mako .mistako
II ~ 20 outsias fer our seed wheat.
II the wheat raised on the homo farn
~ good. that to the best seed to. use.
Planting the Crop.
Qusstions 4as to the proper tine.
amount. Of seed. and method Of puttiax
In the grain. are frequently asked. The
best time for seeding will vary in dit.
feTent seasons and in different local.
ties. but We believe that seeding from
the 18th to the 25th OF August win
give about the safest returns. ono vear
with another. We realize that farm
ers nave had successful yields where
they have seeded considerably later
than this. but We have noted crop
failures In sections where grain was
planted in October.
As to the amount OF seed. tests
conducted over the state by tho Ex-
pertinent Station indicate that four
pecks will give . better return on
the average than will q greater or
less amount OF seed. In the past the
Experiment Station has recommended
seeding q little lighter than this. but
we believe that seeding ut the rate Of
ebout one bushel per acre is the prom.
Or amount on the dry land wheat
earm.
In dry land agriculture the seed
sriil has an important place. We iil.d
some homeateaders with limited
means attempting to start their crop
by broadcasting the seed and then
covering it with q harrow. In a very
wet season this sometimes gives fair
returns. Where the season is dry.
however. this is counting failure. and
even In good year the yield is not
nearly 80 large as where 1t is planted
with seed drill. When put in with
the drill. grain can be evenly distrib.
nted and can all be put down into
moisture where it WIN get a good root
system We certainly recommend the
use Of the seed drill in all cases of
dry land planting.
As to the particular kind Of drill.
this is largely . matter of personal
preference, The single disk drill. with
the press wheel attachments. has
shown itself to be well adapted to
the seeding Of dry land wheat, aud We
believe is safe implement to use.
Some farmers used the double disk
drill and do not use the press wheels,
while others merely allow chains to
drag in place OF press wheels The
press wheels increase the draft of the
implement, but We believe the ad.
vantage gained by bringing moisture
up to the seeds more than compen.
safes for the extra effort necessary in
the planting.
After the crop has been planted the
fall rains frequently bake the ground
quite hard. and in this case the field
ought to be narrowed as soon as it
10 dry enough. The heavy rain which
bakes the surface tends to exclude
the air from the young plants and. by
destroying the mcisture.conservins
mulch. causes rapid loss of the soil
water. In case OF rain before tho
crop 10 up. by all means go over and
give the land good narrowing 40
sooa ~ II is dry ON the surface.