Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-10
streaks of the disease can be seen
throughout.
Wheat Kernels Very Poor

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throughout.
Wheat Kernels Very Poor.
Stops were made at various f1leds
where the farmers were cutting the
grain and the wheat kernels examin-
ed. The damage from the disease
can more readily be seen by this ex-
pertinent and the kernels were found
to be shrunken and dried and only
about one-third their normal size. 1t
is estimated that a. bushel of the
wheat that will be gathered this year
will weigh in the vicinity Of 80
pounds, whereas the regulation
weight is 60 pounds.
| Wheat in the fields situated on the
hills and slopes has not been dam.
aged to the extent of the crops locat
ed in the flats or low country. Ker'
nels gathered in field located on
slight elevation were superior to 9TH
er specimens gathered and will posi-
bly, weigh 40 pounds to the bushel.
A stop was made at the farm own.
ed by Irving Small, about six miles
southeast of the city. The wheat in
this field was sown a week or ten
days earlier than that on any other
farm, and was found to be the best
of any specimens gathered. About
ten bushels to the acre will probably
be taken from this field, while the
yield in adjoining fields will probably
be five or six bushels to the acre.
During a good season from 20 to 25
bushels of wheat are secured from
each acre.
Advantages Of Modern Farming.
The many advantages of modern
farming are seen on every side as the
sight-seer progresses along the road
southeast of Bismarck and alongside
some of the, best wheat and grain
fields in this county. Gasoline tract
ors, pulling binders, can be seen dot
ting the horizon as far as the eye
can see and the advantage of this
method of cutting and binding the
grain is recognizable to even the in
experienced. In the olden days the
binder was drawn by a team or pos
sibly two teams of horses and stops
made about every ten or fifteen min
utes to allow the steeds breathing
spell. The gasoline tractor moves
along at much more rapid gait and
the motion is smooth at all times,
thus doing away with the difficulties
formerly experienced with the bind
ers going out of order through un-
necessary jerking and pulling. The
tractor maintains its rate Of speed
for "a hours at stretch, if desired,
and during one day approximately
twice the amount Of work is complet-
ed as in former years by the old meth
cd. One tractor will pull two binders,
cutting a swath of 16 feet.
The cutting of the wheat by the
headers is also an interesting feature.
The header is pushed along by six
horses and the kernels Of grain cut
off at the desired length. A team
drawing a large wagon with an open
topped box keeps alongside the head
er and the grain is thrown into this
box by means of rotary motion ma
chine affixed to the left hand side of
the header. The farmer driving the
six horses pushing the header, steers
the machine by means of a large stick
in the rear, somewhat on the order OF
an old fashioned sailboat being guild
ed through the water by means OF
rudder. sI'.1l,
Mr.. WEIGH states that more modern
methods in farming, are coming into
existence every year.