The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-09-03

Brookings.--The following informa.
ton concerning winter wheat is select
ed from answers to inquiries which
have been sent to the agronomy de-
partment of State college. The infor-
nation given is based upon expert
mental evidence in every instance.
l. What varieties Of winter wheat
are adapted to South DahoIa?
Turkey and Kharkov, the latter be-
ing the harder of the tw,. They are
similar in appearance.
2. What sections of South Dakota
are best adapted to winter wheat
growing?
The eastern quarter and the Black
Hills section. Results at Brookings
and Newell have shown winter wheat
to be more productive than spring
wheat, while at Highmore and Eureka
the is true.
8. Does winter wheat rust?
Yes, but owing to it's early ~ripening
1t has never been seriously injured
by rust at Brookings, where rust has
often been severe on the spring wheat.
4. Has any method Of winter pro-
lection been devised that has been sue
cessful in preventing winter killing in
the central section?
Yes, by mulching: in November.
1914, at Eureka, with three loads Of
straw per acre, spread evenly, the
wheat came through the winter with
a perfect survival. Tie straw must
be spread evenly. If punched it may
smother the wheat in someplaces and
fail to protect it in others.
s. What is the best way to prepare
the soil for winter wheat?
By growing a clean cultivated torn
crop.
s. When should winter wheat be
sown?
September is the normal time for
seeding.
Z. How much winter wheat should
be sown per acre?
Four to five pecks in the east and
three to four pecks in the west.
8 When sowing in standing corn,
what implement is used?
A one-horse, five-hole drill.
9. Can the stalks be removed from
corn ground that is sown to winter
wheat?
In the eastern section, Bookings
experience shows that if the binder is
tilted high so as to leave as much
stubble as possible, the stalks may be
removed. In the central section, Eure.
ka and Highmore results show that
the stalks must be left to protect the
wheat and even then the crop may
winter kill.
10. Is there any method by which
sufficint moisture may be assured to
terminate winter wheat in the fail?
Yes, clean cultivated corr ground
or summer fallow are almost certain
to have enough moisture to terminate
the seed in the fall.
II. Can winter wheat be sown into
spring grain stubble without blowing?
Yes. The difficulty is that there may
be no fall rains to terminate the seed
or there may be too many weeds to
permit a thorough job Of seeding.
II. Can winter wheat be seeded
on fall plowed grain land?
In the eastern section yes, in the
central and western sections, no. Fall
plowed land should be narrowed, roll.
ed, narrowed again and seeded with a
double disc drill about three inches
deep, drilling east and west so as to
put the wheat seed at the bottom OF
small trenches with ridges between
running crossways with the prevailing
winds. This has protected the wheat
plants and four successive crops have
been grown at Brookings by the meth.
cd.
Send for bulletin 161, soon to be fs-
sued by agronomy department, giving
results Of experiments.-By Marley
Champlin, assistant agronomist in
charge of field experiments.