The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-13
Directions FOR
GROWING wheat
AS MUCH WHEAT AS THE FAR.
MERs OF THE UNITED STATES
CAN RAISE Is NEEDED.


The varieties of the wheat generally
grown in Kentucky are the best for
this state. These are Fultz. a smooth
white chaff variety, Currell's prolific,
having a smooth head with red chaff;
Fulcaster. bearded variety, Mediter-
ranean, or Four rowed Fultz, Poole and
Harvest King
II necessary to buy seed one OF these
varieties should be chosen, and II pos
sible the seed should be bought in the
Immediate locality Home grown seed
IL just as good as northern seed II
reasonably clean and pure. No farmer
can afford to buy enough high priced
seed from distance to plant his entire
crop. and pay freight charges in ad-
dition, just TO have absolutely pure
seed. A moderate admixture of 9TH
er varieties win not decrease the yield
The important thing is to have seed
free from rye, cheat, and especially
cookie and onions.
Seed wheat should be cleaned in or
der TO remove light shrunken grains
dirt and other impurities. There In no
advantage In screening out small grain
II they are plump.
Smut Treatment
Sinking smut has caused widespread
loss In Kentucky this year. 1t Ia prac-
tically impossible TO buy seed that IL
entirely free from 1t. Consequently
not bushu OF what should be plant
"a "a nile fHAa fina
for smut. The formaldshyde treat
ment is easily given. is very effective.
and It has largely supplanted the blue
stone treatment. II is applied as fol-
lows; Spread the wheat out on floor
or clean canvas and sprinkle until
thoroughly wet with 4 solution made
by adding one pound of formaldehyde
TO o barrel $50 gallon1) OF water Then
shovel into heap and cover with oan-
vas or sacks for few hours. Spread
and dry sufficiently TO SOW.
Fsrtilizins Wheat.
No fertilizer should be used in the
Central Blue Grass section this fall.
In the fertilizer tests conducted by the
Experiment Station, profitable. in
crease has never been obtained on
wheat in the Central Blue Grass Sec
ton, by the use OF any kind OF COM
mercial fertilizer at sowing time.
Evrvwbare o,itaida No INA pIua Grass
sac,ion s,..i,,-ar a,h,,h .nnn,ias /,
,,tn.,..s.,. -, .ho,,id ~ ,.aa NJ
sarnap,. 80 oS,o.a % v.a noSn,,aro,aI
ni,.ns "a 80 4, =, yrasoa, ,,,na.
a,as ~ ,han ,.,,,a snr,a ,prraase vhIcb
Is entirely unlikely. Acid phosphate,
-
nIv nhosnhorua Two hundred hounds
nar acre N one of these should he used
IN avery acre ~ wheat sown in the
sac,Ion
The experIments OF the station on It's
soIi fialds On various AREAS OF The state
have sbown remarkable increases from
the nse OF lime ON an soils where phos-
nhorus a. needed Ground limestone
used In connection with phosphorus
is certain to be profitable provided II
can he obtained nj n reasonable price.
preparation Of the Seed Bed.
u,,aa. -. ho., a. 80, oaaa NOD
W.. 49, 'I,rs,anoaa aham,d ~
Ia y,omaa whan uhsat ,o,,ows
~ se,a - -, -. &c., ~.
corn , 1890 c oNn pe ms ps, nrano -
. a.. a.. n ,t,t. ,,taotn,, tc oo,,a-. 1, 20 d
49, :. . rs 81, -. 80 ~ =
nu 'o a. ~ ,,snina ~ 40,
So, ~ 80 - ,o,ai ~ Ia 70
:, ~ "..s,, - 5tst, Saari,, 80 nn,ar
80. IL, 80, a,,,,,as ,,,,a =, oor,, "a
81, a,,n,,is ~ go - oar,nan ~
a. 80 1e'
'"e soeu
When iand Is proved tne proving
should De done as early as the removal
OF the preceding crop permits, IN oruer
that the SEED pea may De gotten Ilrn
Inc later the pioWihg Is zone ,he srea'
er the necessity Tor thorough work
ing, especialiy roliing' Witnout any
exception IL pays 10 prepare SEED PEG
some time pe1ore sowing tne SEED
IL can possioiy De Done.
iime OF Flaming.
Experiments nave SHOWN tnat oeto-
Der to ~ is the safest time TO plant