Oxford eagle., 1918-08-22
INCREASING THE WHEAT YIELD


INCREASING THE WHEAT YIELD
Large yieldS & wiseet are depend
ent on many factors. Tne most in
pcr mt Of these are kind CT soil. the
rotation OF ergps. tie seedbcd prep
ArztiO-., the proper kind snd amount
II fertilizers, the .Ime, rate and
rate Of method Of secdi-g. the variety
II wheat ald the qus llty OF seed.
These factors are % related that ths.r
importance must be fully appreciated
ly the grower Ia order 10 get the
Sest results For example, whea.
nay be sOzn later Snd IL a lowe rate
Of seeding on . Iich. wei prepared
soil than on poor land -arelezsly fit
ed Likewise. the proper rotation cf
-nOps may lessen t,-z expcns- OF soil
preparation. Tais ind s-te5 ta2t a
Toll defIaod @ytem q crop rotation
: reeessaTy If whest : % b produced
economically.
l. Is generally eonced II thaz = clay
Oam ! the best type of sci fo1 wheat.
Stiff clay soils vii aise produce w-ll
Z properly dI@ined OtherxiSe the
wheat plants may b he-yed oct badly
y the winter fires o. the Other
lard. very se-sdy Lard can b. made to
1rOiuoe : fair yield of wheat II suffT-
-icnt organic matter IN the form Of
green manure o. stable manure Isl
Incorporated IT. the soil The chief
difficulty n growing Eneat on sandy
oil l. due 20 the failure Of the soil 20
lod moisture However. sandy >oIl
With = good clay Subsoil and on which
7oEpcas CT SOY bcznS have been
groEn as = catch crop and surned
Inder viii often produce excellent
-leids Of wheat The writer haS Sasn
. 50-bushel crop Of wheat grown on
ight- sandy land after a crop Of cow
DeaS. which would rot ordinarily
produce more than 10 or u bushels of
wheat per acre On both very stiff
lay soils and on light sandy soils the
IrOolem IN wheat growing j. 10 get
-nOugh organic matte in the soil TO
shange the physical condition. Whore
l catch crop Of peas Is ploned ander
: ! well 10 lime Immediately before
aeeding the wheat. especially II Il Isl
iesired TO get q stand OF clover.
Often an excessive amount Of organic
matter produces - much acid IL he
sol a TO interfere with TIE growing
clover.
furnishes q large part Of the nitrogen
The fact that considerable organic
matter improves the condition Of The
soil IS one reason for definite system
Of crop rotation for wheat. Another
reason Is that this vegetable matter
furnishes a large part Of the nitrogen
which the wheat crop may be able 70
get The question Of crop rotation j.
local one In general. wheat should
follow corn, potatoes or other boed
crops, II the soil IN the fields where
such crops have been grown i already
firm and affords . compact seedbed
thus a proper rotation Of crops viii
essen the expense Of soil preparation.
II the land Is very rich. wheat may
follow wheat or oats However. this
S not good soil management. as the
process vii result in soil deteriation
= a few years In some sections Of
ne country the practice Is TO follow
ne corn with wheat for two seasons.
hen hay one year and pasture the
fifth year. This method results in re-
iucing the store Of organic matter in
he soil rather rapidly. inasmuch a.
he year Of pasture often decreases
ne grass and clover - such an extent
hat there Is very little organic
material 70 turn under for corn. Then
the crop Of corn or two crops Of wheat
use up very much Ct ths organic mat
tsr which w>s provided A better
is one f hire years. namely,
rCrn- wheat and rsd ever. In most
Of the wheat growing sections Of the
East Il viii pa- either % saort n the
in which red clover plays .
part TO introduce some ether leSune
ns eaten crop into he rotation SO A.
70 provide vegetable matter.
Wheat more thar any other fell
crop, requir>s careful sri preparation.
This Is cue mainly to the feet that the