The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-11-08
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Early Varieties Have Best
Chance to Produce Crops.
Species Grown in Eastern Russia
Readily Adapted TO Semi-Arid
Condition In Western Part
Of the United States.
BY MANLEY cIEkMPLISJ

In the semi-arid territory there is
usually a rainfall OF from four to
eight inches during the months of
Nay and June. This rain gives the
crop a good start, but ordinarily there
is very little rain in July and early
August. There is also more or less
danger OF hail in the latter part Of
July. For this reason the eaEi.e vari-
cites of grains have better chance to
produce good crops The late Yarie-
ties spend their time and me sture
prodigally in growing tell heavy
straw and find themselves in a seri-
Gus position when the midsummer
drought comes. They get ready to
produce a bumper crop then find
themselves without moi lure ami can
not fill. thus giving partial or total
failure. The earliest varieties. there
fore. are usually the best for dry
farming. though some seasons may be
exceptions. They do not produce very
much straw. They begin heading out
IN the last week Of June and are usu-
ely well filed before IL drought gets
serious
Besides earliness. some kinds of
email grains possess drought resist
ut qualities. They were developed in
regions OF light rainfall and sudden
changes OF temperature. and have be.
come accustomed to that kind OF a
climate. Some Of them even relish
his kind of climate ard will be smit-
ten with rusts and blights ard yield
little or nothing If 81 5wn in humid
sections. The varieties that are be-
coming the commercial stgRdards in
his territory were introlNol origin
ally from eastern Ru~Na by the
nited States departing Mt OF agricul-
are, The climate of eastern Russia
5 similar to that of our territory and
be fluctuations OF temperature are
wen more extreme. This fact has
made them readily adj p5able to our
conditions.
scme OF the varieties that have
rroved especially valua Bile and are
now widely distributed are given be
low. The settler, when buying seed,
should take every precCution to be
sure that it is pure ana the variety
which he thinks he is Luying There
vas large amount OF mixed and
'alsely named seed SD TO new set
lcrs in this region last spring.
losses of this kind can be best avert
I'd by buying of neighbor or of re-
sDonsib,e firm.
The two-rowed barleys seem TO be
better adapted to this section than
the sixrowed, although one slx-rowed
barley-the Odessa-has a good rec.
ord at the South Dakota experiment
station. where it has been grown for
several years, 1t has short straw and
rirens early. Hitting and Hanna b. :.
leys are two-rowed varieties that have
good records and one OF the Hannas,
Hanna "a. has become widely distrib.
uted. The South Dakota experiment
station issued bulletin !ast summer
giving results and methods used in
growing barley. which can be secured
by those desiring to &C into the barley
problem.
The small yellow early oat known
Usually as Sixty.Day has made good
md is becoming well distributed. A
weld Of 90 bushels or more per acre
~ nothing uncommon for this variety
IN western South Dakota and Ne
oraska 1t is ready to cut by the mid
d!e of July. thus lodging the drouth
hat usually begins shortly after the
I'LL OF July On a homestead 100
miles west of Pierre yield OF 65 bush
lis per acre has been Obtained. This
yield Was produced on typical soil OF
The region-a heavy brown clay. This
variety was introduced from the
hherson valley in Russia and has
been tested and increased at the Ne
brasha and South Dakota stations un-
III ii is now widely distributed and
easily obtainable
Another very desirable oat variety
Tor our purpose is the Swedish Select.
Pills is only medium early, but often
makes large yields. especially if it
receive a good shower during the
heading season. The grain when well
llsd is large, white. and plump and
iten overweighs.