The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-01

A field of hard Turkey wheat on Jul
College. Yield wa
this conclusively. In this test, prep
aration of the land was entirely re-
sponsible for yields this season which
varied from nine and one-third bush
els an acre to forty-four and two-thlrds
bushels an acre.
Wheat sowed on land prepared the
easiest way-disked at sowing time,
but not plowed-produced nine and
one-third bushels to the acre and re-
turned 1851 after paying for the
cost of preparing the seed-bed. The
same kind of wheat, grown on the
same kind of soil, but in rotation, and
on a seed-bed made the right way
plowed seven inches deep, July 10
produced forty-four and two-thirds
bushels to the acre. The cost of pre-
pairing this right kind of seed-bed
was S4.Sj an acre. which left a profit
of $3OSS an acre over the cost OF
preparation.
The value of the results obtained
In this experiment can hardly be
questioned since this is the third sue
cessive season that similar and equal
ly striking variations in yield have
occurred. Briefly summarized, here
are the results obtained this year on
upland continuously cropped with
wheat without manuring:
Land disked at seeding time, but
not plowed, produced 95 bushels of
wheat per acre and returned 1851
after paying for the cost of preparing
the ground.
Land plowed three inches deep Sep
TENDER Is Ga common practice among
farmers) and prepared for seeding at
cost of $40 per acre, produced
1874 bushels per acre, leaving $l0.71
after paying for cost Of preparation.
Land plowed seven inches deep in
September, at a cost of $3.50 per acre
to pillow and prepare, made yield of
17i5 bushels and return of S11.14
over cost of preparation.
Land double disked July 10 to kill
weeds and stop evaporation of mols-
ture and plowed three inches deep
September 15-cost for preparation
$3.50 per acre-produced 271a bushels
of wheat per acre, valued at $1S.42
above cost of preparation.
Land plowed August Is, seven
inches deep, worked thereafter sufi-
GENTLY to kill weeds and preserve
moisture, yielded 32% bushels per
acre-cost of preparation $S.55-leav-
ing $22.71.
Land plowed August Is, seven
inches deep, not worked until Septem-
Der Is, produced 2S& bushels of wheat
per acre and gave return of $2O,14I
after deducting cost of preparation,
which was $3.50 per acre
Land double disked July Is, plowed
August 10, seven inches deep, cost
$4,75 per acre to prepare, produced
29% bushels of wheat and returned
$19.12 after paying for cost of prep
aration.
Land plowed July Is 1.-THE right
time), three inches deep (too shallow
for best results) produced 2lh bush.
els of wheat per acre, leaving $3.50
above cost of preparation.
Land plowed July Is, seven inches
deep, produced 35 bushels per acre,
the highest yield of the continuously
cropped plots, cost S4,S5 to prepare
the land and returned S23.1l above
cost of preparation,
Land listed July Is, five inches
deep, worked down level within the
following month, to avoid loss of
moisture and firm the seed-bed, pro-
duced 27& bushels per acre-cost of
preparation $3.35-leaving $3.50 over
expense of preparation.
Land listed July 10, five inches
deep, ridges split August Is double
listing) gave yield of 291a bushels
per acre, valued at 1882 above cost
of preparation.
Five methods OF preparing land for
wheat, where wheat was grown after
oats in rotation with corn and oats,
were compared, and gave these re,
suits:
Land plowed September Is, three
inches deep, produced 2515 bushels
per acre, valued at SIS above cost
of preparation.