Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

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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-thirds
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 ;5.51 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 15-
produced forU-four and two-thirds
bushels to the acre. The cost Of pre-
pairing this right kind Of seed-bed
was $4.S5 an acre, which left a profit
of S30.SS 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 9ls bushels Of
wheat per acre and returned $5.5l
after paying for the cost of preparing
the ground.
Land plowed three inches deep Sep.
tember Is Ia common practice among
farmers) and prepared for seeding at
a cost of $40 per acre, produced
162s bushels per acre. leaving Sl0.7l
after paying for cost OF preparation
Land plowed seven inches deep in
September, at a cost of $3.50 per acre
to plow and prepare, made a yield oil
17lz bushels and a return Of sll.l4
over cost of preparation.
Land double disked July Is to kill
weeds and stop evaporation Of mois-
ture and plowed three inches deep
September l5-cost for preparation
$3.50 per acre-produced 27R bushels
of wheat per acre, valued at SlS.4z
above cost Of preparation.
Land plowed August Is. seven
inches deep. worked thereafter sufti
ciently to kill weeds and preserve
moisture, yielded 32% bushels pei
acre-cost Of preparation $3.55-leav
ing s22.71.
Land plowed August Is, seven
inches deep, not worked until Septem
Der Is, produced 2S% bushels of wheat
per acre and gave a return Of ;2O14
after deducting cost Of preparation
which was $3.50 per acre
Land double disked July Is, plowed
August Is, seven inches deep, cost
s4.75 per acre to prepare, produced
29% bushels of wheat and returned
1872 after paying for cost OF prep
aration.
Land plowed July Is (the right
timel, three inches deep (too shallow
for best results) produced 211l bush
els OF wheat per acre. leaving ;l2.s(
above cost Of preparation.
Land plowed July Is. seven inches
deep, produced S5 bushels per acre
the highest yield Of the continuously
cropped plots, cost s4.S5 to prepare
the land and returned s2S.ll abov,
cost o. preparation.
Land listed July Is, five inches
deep, worked down level within thu
following month, to avoid loss o
moisture and firm the seed-bed. pro
dueed 27% bushels per acre-cost o
preparation ;S.35-leaving s1S.S9 owe
expense of preparation.
Land listed July Is, five inches
deep, ridges split August Is Cdoubl
listing gave a yield Of 29h bushel
per acre, valued at 1882 above cos
Of preparation.
Five methods Of preparing land 70
wheat, where wheat was grown afte
oats in rotation with corn and oats
were compared, and gave these rt
suits:
Land plowed September Is, thre
inches deep, produced 25ll bushel
per acre, valued at SIS above cos
Of preparation.