The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-29

Mennonite church, lives about seven
miles west of Aberdeen and recon-
mends early sowing Of fall wheat as
the surest means of having a good
stand in the spring.
David Gabbert came from North
Dakota four years ago and took up
a dry farm just at the foot Of Flat
Top on the east. Mr.. Gabbert Is a
native of Russia and sepnt his boy
hood days at the old home in Crimea,
a peninsula extending into the Black
sea. He describes that country as
being very dry and windy and wheat
as one of the principal crops. In that
country they summer fallow great
deal and do the blowing while the
ground isSmoist and mellow and fall
low at intervals, a couple of weeks
apart, with thoro narrowing. When
the ground is ready for the crop 1t
| is very smooth and even on the sur
face in order that the wheat may be
drilled in at. depth of two mines
or an inch and a half. He says it
| is very important that the wheat be
planted just deep enough and not
| too deep. It is also Of great import
ance that the grain used for seed
be fully matured before it is har-
vested. If wheat is drilled in late
in the fall it must be drilled shall
lower so the seed will get the
warmth of the sun during the short
cool days of autumn; otherwise it is
liable to rot instead of sprouting
Another thing that aids termination
of the grain is the application of blue
vitrol as it helps to break the husR
SO necessary in termination. Blue
yitrol is an antidote used for smut
but is not always effective. Mr.. Cab
bert says that one sure cure for smu,
! is to use wheat that Is " or years
old. He says he has never known
smut to develop when seed two years
4 old has been used. The wheat Ii
planted early, blooms and the kernels
form at the right time in the season
Late seed is apt to be blasted by tnt
heat that comes little later In th'
season. Slow growth aids the smu
Ito develop while vigorous growth
LEAVES it helpless. Mr.. Gabbert sug
gests two ways of getting rid o
mustard. To pillow it under when l
is in the bloom, or approaching tn
bloom, being careful to have 1t cover
ed we'll with the soil so it will sou
and become fertilizer. He says
crop of mustard plowed under l
equal to a good coat of manure. Tn
other way to get rid TO mustard l
to SOW blue barley or bluester
wheat, either one Is so vigorous tina
it gets start of the mustard an
keeps it choked out so it does nc
, amount to much. Allowing the must
: ard to grow robs the soil of a grea
= amount of moisture and if the must
ard gets we'll enough developed {
pass the stage of bloom it is almos
, useless as a fertilizer. Mr.. Gabbei
is a careful student of farming an
, especially of wheat and his nelgf
!. bors say he has good record fo
1 wheat growing.
Gus Newbauer lives east of Fla
| Ton and has a well $50 feet deel
He lifts water with IA foot ste'
1 Windmill.
Homer Foote has $40 acres east
| Flat Top, which lies on both side
i of the county line. He says the RAJ
/ bits took his crop the first year, u
gophers the second year ana u
worms gave him some trouble tt
third year. He is looking for
n antidote for rabbits, gophers, worn
|; thistles and mustard.
II A. J. Dumont came from lliino
5 wears ago and settled east OF FIJI
II TOP. along the county line. He HI
24O acres of wheat and a we'll
his place 46O feet deep. He has
4 windmill and three cisterns al
|! when the wind blows it fills the CHS
4 ems and in that way they have
Il good supply of water at all tim
|: and sell considerable water to 9th
II settlers. Small pumps lift the wat
|; from the cisterns. When he settle
/! on the land he built good house,
Il barn, machine shed which is nc
II used for a garage as well, and pr
II pared to farm without irrigation.
Il C. w. Mann came from Illinois
d years ago and has 32O-acre farl
Il He reports having 200 acres
/ winter wheat besides sugar bee'
Il potatoes and garden.
r. B. Foote came from Illinois
4 years ago and is conducting some
periments that are of much int
est in the neighborhood. He has
: acres of winter wheat, 33 of sprll
|: wheat and has acres of alfal
that he planted year ago. T
middle of June it looked as thrift
= as the alfalfa on irrigated land, b