The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
FARM BUREAU TALKS
By H. A. IRELAND
"As a Man Groweth."

Attention to the following clipping
from some Eastern newspaper, anC
heed to the moral contained, ough
to be worth while to every grain OF
seed grower:
aurora, Neb.-C. r. Medaris, q
farmer living south of this city
bought few bushels of Turkey Red
seed wheat from the Kansas Agricul-
tural experiment station last fall. He
sowed it at the same time as the bal
ance of his crop and gave it the same
attention in every respect. The su-
periority Of the Kansas seed was dem
onstrated at the threshing machine
when it made 81 bushels to the acre
and tested 81 pounds to the bushel
The balance of the field yielded 10
bushels an acre and tested 60 pounds.
Medaris is supplying his neighbors
with seed of the Kansas variety for a
like quantity of the common kind.
Each farmer in this vicinity is expect
ing to increase his wheat yield ma
terially next year"
/ have frequently heard the remark
that farmers of Canyon county do not
need to produce better crops so much
as they need better markets for what
they are already producing. | be-
lieve I duly appreciate the truth of
the statement, but | find it hard to
sympathize with the man who is sat
isfied with the yields ne is getting
from his land unless he is doing ev-
erything consistent with good bust
ness to make his land produce up to
its maximum capacity. There is
point, no doubt, in the production of
crops beyond which it is not good bus
ness to go, as the margin of profit
iiminishes or may even disappear, but
do not believe that point is often
passed in the production of grain
rops in southern Idaho. The price
# wheat is low at this time, and with
fields and quality decreased by rea-
on of adverse weather conditions,
he profits on the crop are extremely
mall in most cases. A normal pro-
uction this year would mean greater
rofts both from the increase in the
umber of bushels and from the bet :
er quality that would have resulted. ,
With the same acreage what would 7
ne yield per acre of wheat in Canyon 7
ounty this year have had to be to
each the point of diminishing prof =
7? If the point was not reached, /
DIV much would the selection of seed
adapted to each case, if that t
ad been possible, have advanced the T
'op toward that point? Neither =
lestion can be answered definitely,
1T it is a safe assertion that selec-
on of perfect seed for type and :
lality could have materially increas- :
both yields and profits. =
Generally single variety of grain G
r any one locality is desirable, but =
iere soil and moisture vary as they r
in this county, it is not always
st to follow that plan, each farmer n,
wing to work out largely for him as
f what it will pay best to raise. G.,
e state demonstration farm near We
dwell is making an effort in this nc
ection with wheat and corn, and r,
,uld have some valuable data to Ic
re out within the next few years, =
] possibly some seed for distribu- IL
n. AS result of this years work
" have some seed of dry land =
eat of the Turkey Red variety for
tribution. This is offered at SO
cwt., cleaned and sacked, at the clio
m or delivered in Caldwell. This
said to be choice seed, perfectly Oh
e. Anyone desiring it may order Jol
ough me or directly from the farm cha
ressing the foreman, Chas. B.
npson, Caldwell. sal