The citizen., 1918-10-03
WHEAT YIELDS INCREASED BY
USING RIGHT KIND OF SEED
Next Years Harvest Depends on
Varieties Suited TO Local Con-
dition
Pure Stocks Free From Weed Pests
and Plant Diseases Constitute
the only Type That Should
Be Sown

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Be Sown
Many bushels can be added To- the
1919 liberty wheat harvest and
farmers can reap added profits from
increased yields with no more than
the usual labor or expense If the
variety Of seed sown this fall is
pure and is we'll adapted to the To-
caltiy. say specialists Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
The seed should be free from noX-
ious weed seeds and not infested
by destructive plant diseases. II
should be- clean, plump and heavy.
If there is any doubt about what
variety produces the best yields in a
given locality. the grower should
consult his county agent. state agri-
cultural college. or write to the
United states Department Of Agri-
culture. Washington. d. c.
Use HOMEGROWN Stocks
Homegrown wheat should he
used for seed wherever possible
The best seed to get is that Of an
adapted variety which has been
grown continuously in the locality
for some time. provided it is pure.
The idea that varieties "run out
if grown long in one section. is only
an expression for the fact that they
are allowed to become mixed and
weedy and disease infected Chang
ing the kind Of wheat grown should
be done only for the purpose OF
getting a proved better variety. IL
is often desirable to do this, provided
it is demonstrated beyond question
that the new variety is better for
that locality.
So-called new" varieties. extra
vagantly advertised at fancy prices.
should be disregarded completely.
The varieties recommended by the
State experiment stations or other
authorities for the several districts
within a State or region are the
ones which should be grown.
In Kansas, for example. the Kanred.
an improved strain Of Crimean
wheat, is commonly grown in place
Of the Turkey and Kharkov. The
introduction of these hard red
winter wheats into the COlum-
bia Basin of Oregon and Wash
ington. and elsewhere in the
Pacific Northwest. has increased
yield and quality of the wheat pro-
duced. Poorer varieties are being
displaced rapidly. e.
" See the Seed in the Field
The best way to be sure that the
seed wheat is free from mixture
with other varieties and also from
weeds and diseases is TO inspect the
growing field. Each farmer should
do this in his own fields and neigh
borhoOd. When his own variety is
not we'll adapted or otherwise OF
good quality. he should inspect
fields of adapted varieties grown by
some Of his neighbors and arrange
to obtain seed from them after
threshing. In many instances, he
can arrange TO have special care
given to this field at threshing time,
in order to prevent mixture
Such care is especially desirable
this year, 'when the supply of seed
wheat retained on the farms probab-
ly is smaller than ever before. II
the best seed available is not free
from weed seeds, the best possible
should be given it.
Seeding with a drill always is ad-
In general, early seeding
gives better results than late seed
ing. Where there is danger from
the Hessian fly, the time of seeding
should be in accordance with the
best advice given on this subject
for each section of the country. A
chart showing the wheat-sOwing
dates 10 thwart Hessian fly, may be
obtained from the United States De-
DaPtment OF Agriculture at Wash
ngtOn.