Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-08-09
TO SAVE STATES
INJURED GRAIN
NORTH DAKOTA DEFENSE OR,
GANlZATlON SUGGESTS
GOOD METHODS.
REPLACE SHORT HAY CROP
How to Handle Drouth Damaged Grain
To Secure Best Wholesome
Hints on Land Preparation
For Next Crop.

Is likely to be on any single farm In
North Dakota. Already the drouth has
progressed so far that in some regions
there Is no hope of harvesting pay.
ing crop. 1t is hard for a farmer to
find consolation in any crop that can
not be harvested and marketed in the
ordinary way. There is, however, a
possibility of making some use of grain
and other crops that do not develop
sufficiently to find their way to the
markets. It is found when the small
grains are cut early, in what CORE.
spends to the milk stage of the grain,
that they contain a food value which
compares very favorably with the
standard hay crops.
Barley has a somewhat higher food
value than any of the other grains,
being in fact considerably higher than
timothy and fully equal to the best
red-top hay. Oats have only slight
ly smaller feeding value and white
wheat has still less, yet when cut
green it makes fair feed.
Making Hay From Small Grains.
1t may be said in connection with
the subject of making hay from small
grains that they should not be allowed
to lie out in the weather and bleach
after being cut. They should instead
be cured as rapidly as possible and
put into windows or large punches
where the curing process is completed.
What North Dakota farmers should do
at this time then is to make into hay
any crop that promises to be too poor
for harvesting. This applies partic.
ularly to crops that are more or less
infested with wild oats so that there
will be question of their being profit
able even If allowed to ripen. The hay
crop Of the state this year is bound
to be very short and the pastures are
also sure to be scant.
Keep All Livestock Possible.
It is unquestionably the best prac-
tfce for each farmer under present con.
ditions to keep as large quota of live
stock as is possible, and in order to
accomplish this it will be necessary to
save all of the roughage that may be
produced on the farm. Taking into
account the total live stock popula-
ton of the state and comparing it with
what is reasonably sure to be produced
in the way of straw, hay and the corn
crop there will be roughage to take
care of the stock in good shape until
next season. This can not be done,
however, If we use the same wasteful
methods that have been practiced by
farmers in more profitable years.
THE CABBAGE WORM
The complaint is almost universal
this season of the injury done by cab
bage worms. A number of different
remedies have been used, two or three
Of which are very practical and effec.
tive. When one has but a small num-
Der Of cabbages the hot water treat
ment is about as good as any. Water
should be heated up to $50 degrees or
somewhat past the scalding point. It
is then put into sprinkling can and
sprinkled generously on the plants.
1t has been found by tests
made at the North Dakota Agricul-
tural College that the water can be
heated as high as 100 degrees without
damaging the plants, but that 145 de-
grees will kill all Of the insects that
1t comes in contact with. As some of
the insects are feeding upon the lower
side of the leaves it will be necessary
to make two or three applications be-
fore all of them are finally killed.
The standard remedy where cab.
bages are grown in a large way is
some form of poison, using Paris
green, London purple or arsenate of
lead.
When Paris green is used it is an.
piled at the rate of one pound to one
hundred gallons Of water. Arsenate
Of lead should be applied much
stronger, using anywhere from one.
quarter to one-half pound for each ten
gallons Of water. This preparation
should be applied as fine misty
spray because If poured on with q
sprinkling can most Of it will run of
the leaves. It can be sprinkled upon
the plants using a whiskbroom that
has been wet in the mixture. It may
also be busted upon the plants when
they are covered with dew early in
the morning, using one part of arsen-
ate Of lead to ten or twelve parts of
dour. NO danger need follow the use
Of either Of these poisons on cabbage
plants as above suggested.
Caring for cut.over Land.
In case it is decided to cut grain
crop for hay at the present time, the
land should be disced Immediately
after. to prevent any further loss Of
moisture. and plowed as soon as the
conditions will warrant.
II there Is prospect of shortage of
pasture part Of the land can be
seeded to winter rye. If this is
seeded about the middle of August 1t
will, in favorable seasons. make SUN.
Gent growth to furnish considerable
pasturage during the fall and at the
same time produce q crop Of grain the
following season.