Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-09-12
HOW TO SUCCEED WITH WHEAT.
Suggestions About Varieties. Soils.
Fertilizers and Seeding.
&C. B. Williams, in Progressive
Farmer.)

Is to be high during the next year.
AS a matter Of fact a Joint commit
tee from the United States Senate
and House has agreed to fix the
minimum price in the Food Bill at
81 per bushel
1t is Of the highest Importance,
therefore, that Southern farmers,
where they have land suitable for
the growing Of this crop, should in
most cases put in at least a small
acreage, even though they have not
grown the crop before. Those who
nave been growing the crop should
plan, in most cases, to increase their
acreage. The average production Of
wheat in the thirteen Southern
States Is only about three bushels
per person, which Is barely sufficient
to supply one-half Of the normal
amount Of -four consumed by the
Southern people. OF course people
of the South may substitute in part
bread made from corn for that made
substitution has been made during
the past few months to much lar
ger extent than has ever before been
done in the history of this part of
the country. This substitution
might be still further made, and in
all probability with the present diff
ferences in prices between corn meal
and flour the substitution will be
greater.
1T is not probable that with normal
production Of wheat our people will
substitute corn meal for flour, even
under present conditions, in sufficient
quantities to not require flour from
other sections unless the acreage de-
voted to wheat is increased. 1t would
seem to us that certainly moderate
increase IN the acreage devoted to
this crop should be made. Even in
some portions of the Coastal Plain
section of the upper South, where the
soils are of a compact nature, wheat
may be grown fairly satisfactorily in
many cases.
Best Varieties to Use.
IN order that growers of wheat may
get the most out Of the efforts which
they put into this crop, it will be
necessary, among other things, that
they use seed Of the best varieties,
1t is highly essential that varieties
suited to the conditions be used. In
our study of varieties Of wheat in
North Carolina for many years we
nave had marked differences in the
yields of standard varieties grown
under the same conditions. These
differences have shown up consist
emily, and beyond any question of
doubt the differences were due to the
qualities possessed by the different
varieties
Generally speaking, one would rec
ommend for the Piedmont section of
the South Purple Straw, Leaps Pro-
life and Fultz. Of the smooth headed
wheats, and Fulcaster Of the bearded
type as varieties that can be depend-
ed upon to give good yields, provid-
ed care Is exercised in putting in the
seed properly. For the more eleya-
ted portions Of the mountains to the
foothills. Leaps Prolific, Dietz Medi-
terranean and Fultz can be recon-
mended. 1t should not be inferred.
however, that where one has a good
Welding strain of wheat he should
change and obtain any of these varie-
ties OF Wheats, for such would be un-
wise in many cases. AS a matter of
tact. If a grower has in that local
community good yielding strain of
wheat the seed OF which have been
properly selected and cared for, It
would be far safer to secure seed of
this wheat rather than send off 10
distant locality and secure wheat
Of the varieties mentioned at greater
cost per bushel.
Soils Suited to Wheat.
Wheat makes its best growth. other
things being equal. on soils that are
fairly compact in their nature. For
this reason the clay and loan soils,
are the ones that are most |
commonly used for growing this |
crop. AS indicated above, in the
upper Coastal Plain section Of the
South on the fine sandy loan and
clay loan soils wheat may be grown
20 some extent, especially as long as
The price Is as high as it is at pres