The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-17

And If a sufficient yield-per-acre is
obtained, no doubt wheat will be a
profitable crop next year.
But do you remember those years
when the average farmer did not raise
enough wheat per acre to wad a gun?
Do you remember those years when
in many localities even the best farm
ers didn't cut an acre of wheat; and
when much of the wheat cut did not
pay for the expense?
Do you remember those years when
the wheat failed by reason of a few
days of hot wind-or from black rust
when other crops came through all
right?
Haven't you-most of you, anyway
been exerting every effort to get
away from exclusive wheat raising?
Haven't you realized the Importance
of getting into stock more? Haven't
you been raising some corn. a little
winter rye, a few acres of potatoes?
Haven't you discovered that there are
several varieties of forage crops which
will do well practically every year. and
that by exercising proper forethought
you can produce feed for stock every
year?
Have you noticed the splendid green
of the alfalfa fields this fall, even in
the localities where a few days of
whitening winds cooked the wheat?
DO you remember the years when
wheat was high and you hadn't any
or only a very little-to sell; the years
when the wheat you did raise cost you
from $3.50 to $40 a bushel-and more
to produce?
What good did high prices do you
then?
Then why should we plunge on
wheat? Haven't most of the odd
timers" been stung enough?
Safety FIRST" is coming to be we'll
nigh a national slogan. First the rail-
roads took 1t up; and some of the
companies have achieved wonderful re-
suits by pounding the idea of safety
into everyone connected with the road.
from the president down. Then fac
tories all over the country took up the
idea, with the result of wonderful saw
ings in producing cost. in addition to
the saving Of life and limb. The idea
has now been introduced into business
of all kinds; and while the original
idea of safety first" was to safeguard
life and limb 1t now means that and
much more-means to safeguard the
business in every possible way.
And why shouldn't farmers adopt
this slogan?
If 1t is good for business of other
kinds, it is good for the business of
farming.
True, wheat is one Of the principal
crops of the Dakota Farmer empire;
and here we probably will always
raise a large acreage Of wheat.
1t has taken us-some of us-many
years to learn that there Is more to
wheat raising than merely to scratch
the ground and shoot in the seed. It
has been demonstrated that good farm
ing pays, eve in the raising of wheat.
So let us apply the knowledge gain
ed through the years and this idea Of
safety first" to this matter of wheat
raising. II the prices are to be high
next year we want to participate in
the profit thereof. But we must raise
a crop Of sufficient y~ield-per-acre IL
even high prices are profitable.
So let us get after this yield-per-
acre business and try to give every
acre planted the best possible chance
to produce a profitable crop. Deep
and timely blowing, a good seed bed,
good seed, proper and timely seeding
and cultivation are all important fac
tors.
But don't put all your eggs into one
basket.-Dakota Farmer. Z.
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