The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-08-10
Wheat Day at M. A. C.
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DR.. G.. N. Coons, Botanical depart
ment took up the question of diseases
of wheat and strongly advocated the
treatment of every bushel of wheat
with formaldehyde to control the smut
and insure the crop against the loss
and increase crop production.
H. B. Blanford, County agent, Ne
waygo county, exhibited samples of
wheat treated with acid phosphate
and untreated. Mr.. Blanford is a
strong advocate of acid phosphate on
grain crops and has been carrying on
demonstrations in Newaygo county
for some years showing an increased
yield varying from five to ten bushels
per acre.
E. p. Robinson county agent, Sag
inaw county, spoke very highly of the
Red Rock Wheat and that from two
fields in 1915 it averaged siXty-four
pounds per bushel measure.
H. ]. Lurkins, county agent Berrien
county, exhibited magnificent
sample of Red Rock Wheat from Ber-
rien county.
In a circular from J. NJ. Wendt,
county agent, Joseph county, 1916
Red Rock Wheat on ten farms in
that county averaged 26.7 bushels per
acre against 1914 bushels per acre
for other varieties.
Planting wheat early was strongly
advocated so that the plant could get
a good start before winter set in and
be able to stand severe weather con-
ditions without injury which it could
not do if planted late and only had a
small root system, although the dam
ger from the attack by the Hessian
fly was greater with the earlier plant
ed wheat. The concensus Of opinion
was that the risk of loss was greater
from winter conditions on late plant
ed wheat than from the Hessian fly
on the earlier planted wheat.
Prof. Spragg and j. w. Nicolson
from the Farm Crops department
spoke of the breeding UP work on the
Red Rock Wheat and Rosin Rye at
the College for the benefit of the far
mers of Michigan,
Mr.. Nicolson exhibited samples of
Rosen Rye and common rye grown by
w. H. Ryder, Hartford. The samples
We're taken within a few feet Of each
other and from the same area and the
Rosin Rye will easily double the
yield per acre over the common rye.
This gave the farmers present a
splendid chance to see the COMPARE
son and created great deal of inter-
est.
AS a fitting climax in the closing
of this great meeting made up by
loyal farmers, business men and
scientists, representing these inter-
ests in the state in a campaign for
increased wheat production to meet
the needs of the nation, resolutions
were unanimously adopted and wired
to President Wilson. Whereas the far
mers here assembled approaching
the great need of increased wheat
production to supply the needs of
the allied and neutral countries, pied
ged their efforts to increase the wheat
yield 100 per cent for 1918. With
the acute farm labor situation and Ia
meet this great increase in crop pro-
duction we ask that the indispensable
experienced farm help now on the
farms be exempt from the first draft
for military purposes. That the labor
situation shall have had time to be
re-adjusted to meet conditions
Whereas to take all the risk of the
elements, insects and diseases and
labor also high priced fertilizers, that
minimum price of $500 per bushel
be fixed by the government. That