The Wahpeton times., 1913-03-06
Uniform land and Tillaae.

The tillage Of land for oats 10 one
q the most neglected practices in .
great many states. This 10 true in
Iowa. Two or three times over q
stalkheld with . dull disk and harrow
b considered by too many farmers
70 b all that 10 necessary for oats.
The ridges from the last pears corn.
oead are left 20 that they are ap.
parent all through the season. and
tevsn the next year In the caover. The
v4tef IRON rains runs Gown into the
AoAowa bstvseu thsss ridsss n the
early part of the season. oausipg ths
gEound 70 pack, and tits rseStd the
GsoWth q tAe plants. The Nv that
- able % survive ct yellow and
1o1Aaly. The whole pieoe = slsiDel
H. prison auit.
ospth 10 1Ill.
The depth to which oat eTound
eAouA b titled varies with ths soil
anA season. Corn stubble Win usual.
u pfo1ucs fair crop II prepared we'll
q . depth Of two to two and . half
i1cAss. Our best erops. however, havs
ben raiDed upon land tillsd % q
dlpth Of four inches. The seed should
Mt. b put In more than one inch
bSlow the surface. s
The afst item in the peoductlea Of
- o94s . - prepare IL lan1 70 q
9 asof1 suEhoe md 70 . G11ooem
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unsNs,.n aesS.
isenlts sasw tAat Sfading sSSd in
DeosGD TIE eaDD. Well g1aAel oaas
wl1l usually give . esrmination test
aAovo - ~ cent. but Il they have. q
~ tine Asetsd in IL bin. q ~
should y tSteed for vitality. T1iis HsS
b done easily IN . boz Of dirt o.
end, set IN among the house plants.
q q aAy light room that 70 not q.
lowsd 70 ffeess.
There 10 another factor Of I'm.
Dortance nom the standpoint OF uni.
form seod. namely. smut. The I'm.
ming min Or grader win not eliminate
oats smut from tho seed oats.
so uRtfs1ia olstribatIsa o. Sssd.
\ kslnposSible % sow oats evenly
by hand, or With IN endgate seedsf,
aad u y impossible to cover 70 q
uniform depth after any kind Of q
broadcast sseder. Just how much
this non.uniformity viii affect the
Uniformity Of the plants lies largely
With the weather conditions. II there
Ils. an abundance Of rain the difference
caused BY depth 10 reduced. The
spotted condition caused by uneven
distribution II never entiISly over.
come.
Cutting the Crop.
The average farmer cuts his oats
1t above the proper time: that u Just
before the heads turn yellow. There
are two or three days Just before ma,
tur1ty when the heads are white, but
are not entirely ripe. Oats cut ct
this period will ripen and cure In the
shock, giving brighter color. and
are not 90 likely to "shatter" q when
they are left until they get dead ripe.
How 20 Shock.
Opinions differ regarding the form
Of shock which II II best to use. This
viii vary with the ripeness Of the
bundles. Round shocks should be Of
medium sire, open enough 1t the
base 20 that they will dry quickly and
capped 20 a. to expose the least DOS.
Bible amount Of the heads to the sun
and dew. The color Of the grain do
pends largely upon these two points
In shocking.
Shock Threshlna.
Shock threshing 10 q pernicious
practice. After . man has gone to
the trouble to raise ana harvest q
crop Of oats there 10 NO excuse for his
damaging their palatability By put.
ting than through The sweat IN ths
bin. oats aaa hS staeksl S41. tase :
u s&e1l.:s':ss = 80 39
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