The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-04
Farm Crops For Exhibition.

Superintendent " y BickIerUf the
Gilmore and Pittsburg railroad Is
sending out Instructions for the proper
preparation Of farm crops tor exhibit
zion purposes Bundles Of tins SORT are
forwarded without charge from sal
mon 10 ~. Paul.
For the information Of Recorder /
readers the latest circular Of the rail-
road oficia is given.
In collect my samples Of small gram /
in the straw, they should he TAX |
en- not only where the straw Is long but /
also where the heads 81 grain are long |
and heavy. The samples should be TAX
en- before the grain is ready 10 harvest
the ideal time being when the straw
Just under the head IL Of golden vel
| low color and before it turns white.
These samples should be pat IN a
I dry darkencd place and where there is
| good circulation nf air A vacant store
| room with dark cloth hung over the
open windows viii produce excellent
results The grain should be spread on
| the floor not over two inches deep and
! allowed 10 remain IN that position Tor
/ several days. Then tie 1t in fairly small
! bundles not more than ) inches in di-
ameter at the base The bundles
! should he tied with soft cord or strips
of cloth about a foot from the base
aud then HING up in the dark room
with heads down Wire stretched
across the room will answer the pur-
| pose.
While the grain is on the floor it
should be moved or turned over
every day or so to prevent heating
In case the straw at the base Is green.
1t should be left on the floor until 1t
Is fairly dry but not until It becomes
80 brittle that the straws will break
with the handling 1t should be left
hanging until ready to ship and In no
case less than week The soft cord
or cloth strips should he lightly tied
under tile beads and in the center OF
bundles and carefully packed in box
es for shipping oats, wheat and hay
should he mixed In packing Much
wheat packed in one box shifts when
handling and falls out. The boxes
should be tightly packed IT, prevent
shifting In the boxes ahiIe in transit.
Samples of timothy should be collec.
ted lust before it is ready TO cut fol
hay and handled in the sau manner
AS small grains mentioned above.
Sam ples OF alfalfa and clover shoulC
be taken Just before the field Is ready
to cut and spread on he floor of TIT
drying room for > or } day----un
I'll it has wilted but not dried They
should then he put in bundles about
inches in diameter nj the base of tn
stems when lightly tied | the bun
. dies are carefully made they will he I
center Tnere should Of course be III
weeds or foreign matter In the sam
pies collected The buudleS should b,
50 made that all root stems are tiet
AT IDe DhSt ana tIlb bhldnce OF neA(
bang with tho heads down when hunj
on wire.
, Alfalfa and clover bundles canno
{ he re-nade when the samples are per
D lectly dry and should therefore b
we'll arranged while still green in or
der to prevent breaking. The bun
dies should be hung where there is
good circulation OF air and the bun
= dies opened up well beluw the bas
q stems to prevent moulding. The
n should I've left hanging until perfect
d cured. If the room IS kept dark tn
n hay will remain green and the san,
Y pies will Oe in excellent condition
" for exhibition.
Mixtures Of clover, alfalfa and tim
uthy should be handled In the sam
a manner as clover or alfalfa alone
II Peas should he similarly handled
= Alfalfa grown near fence corner
where It has not been cut and is |
v tnll bloom makes very fine shown
|" In bundles