The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-07-13

| good crop may be obtained. bat tnA
chances are all against it. The late
season has been caused. by first, the
the unusual amount OF snow and
! frost; second, by the rlenoniiilaily
cold weather that prevailed 1urjn.
the spring months, and, third, by the
unusual amount OF rain that fell,
which hindered the early tiIlage OF
the lend. These causes no human
foresight could prevent. Blu. another
cause "2S the small! percentage Of the
| land DloMeG in the fall ol "l9. Hll-
1,all foresight and effort might III
many instances have prevented this
Since it did not, what is 10 be done
Why, the farmers after June 25th
should not think OF sowing or plant
ing any other crops than barley or
flax, corn and alfalfa. 1t is folly to
SOW other cerenls after the tale men,
toned. One year in twenty cereal
crops soWn later may succeed, bur
not more Frequently. Barley may
produce a reasonable crop soWn aster
May 18th and before June Ist, bnt /
uot SO large a crop if soNn earlier /
But it brings with the advantage ol {
aiding III c!aIlHg the leand when
soWn this late, providing the land is
again ploWed as soon as the harHest
is reaped. The same is true of crop
Of millet. With reference to corn, it
usually does well in North Dakota
Whe Implanted about May 25th but
the results as a rult from corn plant
ed this late will be better from fall
ploWed than from spring plowed
land. The conclusion, therefore, is
chat after May 18th the crops that
may be sown or planted Of greatest
promise are barley, millet and corn /
10 SOW other crops would be to i'll ]
vlte the risk Of failure. t
Under existing conditions why S
would it not be a good plan for the t
-armers OF North Dakota and Mon /
ana to summer fallow a large por- a
lon OF the land in 1916, and thus g
prepare IL for growing a good crop a
II 1917 This suggestion will be spec t
ally applicable TO western North C
Dakota and Montana where the nor b
nal precipitation runs low ii
Inc farmers should not take q
'hances. To do so is in a sense
gamble. Ii the back ward seasons 7
ofblds the the sowing Of whea, on
1me, wheat should not I've SOM
some other crop should take if#
mace, II that crop, as for instance.
lliilet' corn or alfalfa, cannot be y
olahled on time, then there is etill 7
resource. That resource is the >
'uilinef lalloW The summer fallow |
) 100 llttle IN evidence in North Da- :
No'a, II IS more Frequently in e4i-
renee III Montana, for the neeps@tt
OF thls was 'mpi essed upon The lar. 0
AEaa i'll Tue hfst years Of settlement "'
ihe ann should be whore cr0ps y
aihVt oe planted on time 70 sum K
iei ia1loW the land. Such a course <
~ eve no return for the curren5 <
ear pul II will bring an increaeed Y
stel4i IN the years that will follow Y
rom 1ne same land The weeds q =
'o1 W Dahosa, III many places, are Y
curious. the benefcient influence y
, e'ie farmers IN reducing them by r.
ahner fa'iow are all too little an -
erstoOd =
suppose a piece Of foul land is +
u i1'oef falloWed, what will follow +
'l1il ~ is proved, say in June and (
aoNeu' when IL ought to be in ali i
- areas by, weeds will grow &
~ ."es VIII grow apace, il unre i
, a q 'iieu. " NAT are the restraining +
'.'ellet - Why, running the har- !.
>" II the Weeder over the land as j.
ION as the weeds begin to grow. !.
tlef implements as the rod weeder :
re good A flock of sheep given free (
less TO the summer fallnwea land !.
re excellent. I!
me pon1 to be emphasized here (
> 1hal the Dakota farmers should j.
Ut OBJECT to the summer tallowing =
1ahd fhat cannot be planted in j
'1le: sueh summer fallowilg will 4
q III cleaning the land. That will =
Nsell promise marked increase in j.
re crop OF the following years. NH i
~ 'hat be much better in every waE l.
,ah sowing crops out OF season" !,
l'ae 40 the farmers say 10 This !.
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