Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-12
SUGGESTIONS FOR
LATE PLANTING
(By Dean c. S. Knight.l


the~preparation for land for planting
has boen delayed several weeks. III
many agricultural districts, OF tins
State considerable aceage originally
planned to be planted to wheat OF
barley for grain cannot be prepared
i'll time for these crops, and must
necessarily be used for some latt
planted crops. The present national
crisis calls for the croppage OF all
possible acreage i'll the State.
Where land can be prepared for
cereals can be grown with very good
planting in the early part of May the
results, although the yield per acre
may be less than with grain planted
at an earlier date Land that is not
ready for planting until the last OF
May or carly part of June will produce
heavy yields of the late planted crops
most of which are sown after the dan
ger of late frosts has passed. Wheat
and oats for hay), potatoes, sugar
beets, sudan grass and millet are the
important crops recommended for
late planting in Nevada. Il
Since most of the crops above mem
toned may be planted as late as the
early part OF June, several weeks still
remain in which to prepare large
areas for cropping in the agricultural
districts Of Nevada.
Late spring plawing should gener-
ally not be over six inches deep,
Since with deeper blowing too short
time remains TO prepare firm seed
bed and insure a uniform termination
OF the seed. When the ground is
plowed early i'll the spring or the pre-
vious fall the depth may be increased
two or three inches since plenty OF
lime remains for the seed bed to be
come sufficiently firm for planting.
As fast as the ground is plowed il
should be thoroughly pulverized will
the disk harrow. This implement i.
very effective in pulverizing the clcd.
and at the same time packing the sub
soil. With late blowing, it is some
times advisable to give the grounC
two or thre extra workings with the
disk harrow so that the land Will b,
firm enough for planting in a few days
II a roller or roller-pulverizer is avail
able the packing OF the soil will be
accomplished more quickly and eff
ciently.
As soon as the ground has beer
thoroughly disked. follow with
smoothing or spike tooth harrow tc
prepare a coarse loose mulch on tho
surface This mulch prevents rapid
evaporation from the soil and at the
same time holds the moisture neai
the surface for the termination OF tho,
seed.
Often the land requires some level
ng after blowing before it is ready
10 plant. In such instances a levelei
or smoother may be used after tho
disk harrow to properly level the lane
for irrigation. An efficient leveler i:
easily constructed on the farm. I'M
may consist of two two-ineh plank
ten inches wide and eighteen feet Ions
With four two-inch cross planks tel
inches wide and about nine feet long
This will provide leveler nine b,
eighteen feet. Inch boards may bt
used for the braces,,and to provide F;
loot walk for the driver. Iron hook
should be bolted to the front end o
the eightcen-foot planks for the at
tachment of the draft.
Wheat or oats planted as late a
Iune will produce excellent ha,
crops, as sufficient time still remains
Tor these grains to reach the mill
stage of growth AT this stage the
crop has stored the greater part OF
the food elements of matured plants
although considerable of this food /
still in the stems. The grain should
be cut for hay before it reaches the
dough stage, otherwise the stems get
TOO coarse and are not relished by the
stock. After cutting the grain hay l.
cured and stacked in the same manner
as timothy. When these crops are
grown for hay abaut ninety pounds
Of wheat and 100 pounds OF oat seed
should be sown per acer.