Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-10


ior seeding as soon as possible. The
state committee on food resources
viii exert every effort to secure good
seed for the farmers. Orders for seed
should be sent in at once stating the
number of acres of winter wheat TO be
planted. Give the soil the best treat
ment, plant good clean seed and har.
vest maximum crop of grain next
summer.
Fall Irrigation
Where water is available the land
should be irrigated as soon as possible.
This puts the ground in excellent con-
dition for blowing. provides for the
rapid termination of the seed after
planting, and sufficient growth to fur.
nish protection for the roots during
the winter months.
Flowing
AS soon after irrigation as the soil is
dry enough TO be worked, the land
should be plowed about six inches
deep This provides desirable seed
bed for a good root development. but
is not so deep but that the ground
can be properly firmcd in time for
seeding. When the blowing is deep
er than six inches il is difficult TO
prepare a firm seed bed in a short
/ time.
i prenaration AFter pIoNJ;po
II The same day the land is plowed it
should be thoroughly puiverized with
4 the disk harrow and smoothcd with
the spike-tooth harrow. BY this prac-
ticc the seed bed is easily and readily
prepared, and the moisture is held in
| the soil by loose mulch established on
the surface by the last working. Fur
thermore packing the sub-soiI imme-
diately after blowing by the disk har-
row brings the furrOw slices in close
| contact with the soil below thus I'LL.
ing all the large air spaces and pre-
venting the plowcd ground from dry.
| ing.
If the subsOil is not thoroughly pack
! ed with the disk harrow or packer il
should be allowed to stand for week
or ten days after cross narrowing with
an acme or spike-tooth harrow, to pro
vide a firm seed bed before planting
and insure a rapid and uniform ger
mination of the seed
Treating Wheat for Smut
The loss TO the wheat crop in Ne
vada in recent years due to smut has
been large in many instances. This
loss can largely be prevented by treat
ing the grain either with formalin or
copper sulphatc before planting.
Formalin Treatment
FormaIin may be secured from any
reliable druggist. Make up the solu-
ton by mixing one pint OF formalin
Gao per cent solution for formalde-
hyde) to 40 gallons of water. Put the
grain to be treated in sacks, about
bushel to- a sack, then dip each sack
into the barrel containing the solu-
ton and allow it to remain from
to 10 minutes, Move the sack up and
down in the solution several times
80 as to make sure that all the grains
are thoroughly wet. Then lift the
sacks and allow the solution to drain
out. after which pile the sacks OF
treated grain together and cover with
| bagging or canvas, or pour the treated
grain In a pile out upon clean floor
and cover with baEging or canvas from
IL TO q hours. Finally spread the
! grain thinly over clean dry floor
to dry. The object of covering the
grain for such long period after
treatment is to prevent the formalin
from cooperating, so that it will keep
in contact with the grains long
enough to kill the spores OF the fun.
gus.
After this treatment the grain
should be dried as rapidly as possible
to prevent sprouting. When thorough.
ly dry. the grain should be put in
clean bins or socks, so as not to DC
again exposed to the disease. Sacks
and bins may be disinfCctCd by wash.
ing with formalin solution. using one
pint of formalin to ten gallons of
water.
Copper sulphate or BIuestone Treat.
ment
Use one pound of crystalizcd COM
mcrcial copper sulphatc or bluCstonc
| 10 % gallons of water, and immcrsC
the grain IL hours, stirring occasional.
ly: then immcrsc for few minutes In
lime water. using one pound of good
slaked lime to ten gallons of water
to avoid injury TO the termination OF
the seed. The copper sulphate treat
mCnt may also be applied rs with the
formalin by immorsing the seed for
'cn minutes. piling I'm clean place.
covering with bags or canvas for IL
to q hours, M explained above.
Varieties Of Winter Wheat
Turkey Red and Gold Coin arc the
varieties of winter wheat commonly
grown in Nevada. Turkey Red, hard