The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-12

| fairly covered the SOIL and the weeds
have been killed.
Replant Frozen Corn and Harvest
Fodder
C. P. Bull of the Minnesota Expert
ment Station urges farmers whose
corn suffered in the recent frosts not
to permit the acreage affected to re-
main idle for the rest of the season
If SO per cent of the crop is coming
through successfully, it will pay best
to replant the thin or killed-out
or patches.
at is too late to expect much from
such replantings, except in the form
of fodder" says Mr.. Bull. eff nub-
bins or immature ears are present, the
fodder will be so much the better. In
the face of the worlds shortage OF
crops it is every mans duty to make
every available foot of land produce
something for food or feed"
|
More Winter Wheat Food Committee
Asks
In view of the fact that for four
years winter wheat IN Minnesota has
given approximately 26 per cent bet
ter yield than spring wheat. the crop
subcommittee of the state committee
on food production and conservation
will encourage an increase of the win
ter wheat acreage next fall in parts
of Minnesota where it has been grown
with success, says C. P. Bull, of the
Minnesota Experiment Station, secre-
tary of the crop subcommittee.
The percentage is not guess work
but taken from the figures of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. In 1916, the winter wheat area
was one fifty-sixth of the entire wheat
area of the state, but its production
was one twenty-ninth.
Minnesota's winter wheat area IS in
the southeastern section but it has
been gradually extending westward
and northward.
The crop subcommittee will not ad-
wise the growing of winter wheat on a
large scale in Minnesota unless one
has had experience, but will encourage
the seeding of from five to ten acres
this fall where the land is available
and in q pro',er state Of preparation.
Inoculated Soil for Alfalfa Seed
The agricultural extention division
of the University of Minnesota an
nounces that it will furnish enough
inoculated soil for use with one bushel
of alfalfa seed to any farmer who will
send six cents to cover postage for
shipment. With the soil will be sent
directions for it's use. The extention
division, also, will be glad to answer
any questions from any source con-
corning the seeding and growing of
alfalfa. Communications should be
addressed to extention division, Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul.
Wife Fence and Lightning Deadly
Wire fences increase the dangers of
livestock during thunder storms, un-
less the fences are carefully "ground-
ed", say specialists at University
Farm, St. Paul.
Such fences may be grounded by
running 60. 8 or No. 10 galvanized
iron wire from each strand of the
fence into the ground. The wire
should be twisted two or three times
about each strand and should reach a
depth of four or five feet into the
ground. If the soil is particularly dry
the wire should be sunk much deeper
1t should always reach down to the
moist soil. A crowbar may be used
in making the holes. Projecting
points above the fence will help to re-
lieve the electric tension and prevent
the lightning from striking.
Field fences should be grounded ev-
cry 20 rods and fences about barn
wards and feed lots every 10 rods at
least.