Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-06

tended with more or less of hazard to
the grain crop. even though the sea-
son should prove favorable. If the
season should prove u~nfavorable,
which is a possibility, the sowing OF
grain late would be attended with
great loss.
Why should the farmers incur such
hazard? While there is a time in
sowing and planting beyond which
hazard comes to the crop, fortunately
that time varies much with different
crops. Why Their would it not be
a wise plan to lessen the area OF
those crops that cannot be sown or
planted in seasOnable time, and in
come later and therefore may be sOwn
in season? OF the crops that must
do we'll, are wheat. spring rye, peas
and speltZ; Of those that come a lit
lI' 'N'ls l ~ II q
, which come still later include flax,
corn. beans and millet. Would it not
be the part of wisdom, therefore, to
restrict the area sOWn to wheat and
the other early crops named, and to
increase the area of the late sown
, crops?
Flax may be sOWn much later than
wheat and Yet be in season. While it
is usually hazardous to SOW wheat
much after the end of April, fax may
be sown with safety up to the end
OF May. The sowing may eve eX-
tend a few days into June, but not
ripen. Why then should not this be a
flax year? The seed is not dear. 1t
is when seed is very dear that men
should go slow with reference to the
acreage that they will SOW.
Farley also may be sown quite late,
even into the first days of June. The
yield will usually be less than from
early sOWn barley, but, still it may
be at least fair. Sowing it thus late
VIII render substantial aid in the bat
tie against weeds. Why should not
this be a barley year?
Corn may be safely painted up to
the end of May. Seed is easily OBJ
tainakle the present season and the
quality is much ahead Of what it was
in 1912. Why not make this a corn
year in North Dakota? Why not plant
large areas of corn to provide fodder
and large areas also of small growing
varieties on which to fatten swine III
the autumn, the swine harvesting the
corn? In this way large areas of the
land would be cleaned as a result Of
the cultivation given to the corn.
The moisture also would be conserv-
ed mat a good crop of grain would
be obtained from the corn land the
next year.
Beans may be planted up to JUNE
|. OF course, there are areas in North
Dakota where the extensive growing
of beans would not be safe, owing to
the early coming Of autumn frosts.
But there are other areas in which
this hazard seldom occurs. Where
+ beans can be safely and successfully
grown they are a profitable crop, and
fine yields Of grain may be obtained
from bean land the following year.
: Why not make this a bean year in
such localities?
Millet may be sown safely in nearly
all parts Of North Dakota, as late as
June 10. The conditions in the state
are quite favorable to it's successful
growth. This is true of it, whether
grown OF the broadcast plan or in
rows and cultivated. The latter plan
, is sometimes adopted when growing
Y broom corn or hog millet for seed
4 Better crops of wheat will be obtained
after millet than when wheat follows
. grain. Why not make this a millct
, year in North Dakota?