Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-10-24
PLOTS YIELDED WELL.
Great Northern Experiments
along B. v. Line.

along B. v. Line.
The following is a report yields up
on the twelve farms having FIVE acre
plots for the season of 1913 on the
Browns Valley branch of the Great
Northern Railroad.
The fertilizer found necessary after
the testing of the soil of this COM
munity was 800 lbs. of Acid Phos-
phate manufactured by Swift & Co.
Of So. st. Paul. and 80 lbs. per acre
of Nitrate of Soda.
The FIVE acre plots were taken
from the farmers field. The yield
upon the adjoining field was used as
a check to show difference in yield.
G. N. pl. Check pI
Bu per A Bu per A
Frank Rosenthal, Grace
vile, wheat -. 323 90
Rice Bros. Graceville.
wheat. 50. 20 20
D. J. Lotus, Beardsley
wheat. t........... 20. 15
J. D. Brewster Browns
Valley, wheat. -. 28.3 l6
QuilIiam Bros, Morris, not threshed
George, Metzger. Chokio
oats. 49,. 29.5 33
James Fitzharris, Barry,
oats -...... -, 5s.6 20
Joseph Eastman. Browns
Valley, oats. 49,, 35.65 So. rs
j. Luckhert, Browns
Valley, barley y.,,. 81. 85
?. w. Jordan. Beard
sley. barley. 49,. $3.50 14.13
Hickey Bros, Grace
Vile, barley -. 1880 25.5
VIM. H. Niarn. Chokio,
barley .,... .... $500 IS
Avearge Yield
Wheat, 4 plots. ....... 27.2 17.75
Oats, plots. ...... Alps 1891
Barley, plots. ...... 1920 22.4O
Average gain on 4 plots of wheat,
9.45 bu. per acre.
Average gain on 3 plots of oats.
II. "a bu. per acre.
Average gain on 4 plots of barley,
1880 bu. per acre.
The plot of oats at Chokio was
about SO per cent wildcats and must
ard.
All of the grain from these plots
was reasonably free of foul seed.
More su than the farmers grain. 1t
also graded No. 1 at the elevators
where it was tested and graded.
Another reason for some of the
light yields was propably due to shall
low plowing, which is a very poor
practice through this country.
We do not advocate going down
two to three inches in one year as
it turns up too much new soil and
the plant food is not available to the
plant in this new soil.
But it is we'll to go down about one
half to one inch at time, so as to
do away with the hard pan which
hinders moisture going into the soil
or capillary action of the moisture up
wards.
AS MIR. Hill has said in his lectures
this fall. The farmers like the So. 90
per acre, pure seed and the crop.
But when asked to plow six to
seven inches deep and do a little ex-
ira discing they did not like it so
we'll.
Every farmer could have the same
average as these plots and better.
There is nothing to it but cultivate
the land properly and to fertiIize if
the fertility has been taken out Of
the land.
BY adding of manure or CONNER
cial fertilizer. AS the first crop will
pay for the fertilizer used. And
this fertilizer will help the land from
three to FIVE years.
And will not exceed So. 90 to SIS. 90
per acre.
The nitrogen which was added to
the soil may be gotten into the soil
by the seeding of small amount OF
medium red clover with the grain
and turning under in the fall.
1t is much cheaper than the addi-
tion of commercial nitrogen which is
quite expensive.
The addition of fertilizer was tC
make the phosphorus and nitrogen
which is in the soil more available to
the plants.
This year being rather dry sea-
son, the fertilizer which was added
did not have enough moisture to dis
solve it and make it available to the
plants.
It is very likely that some of these
plots will have better yield next