Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21
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x AGRICULTURAL ITEMS. :
The Herald's agricultural editor
cannot go further without paying
tribute to Old Boreas and the rain he
sent Wisconsin last Tuesday night
and Wednesday. What appeared to be
a local thunder shower was general
throughout the southern part of the
state. Although tobacco suffered
from hail in spots and in being beat
en- down the general effect was to in
sure corn crop so far as mois-
ture vas concerned. Potatoes and
garden stuff benefited wonderfully.
The average fall exceeded one inch
of water.
The state department confidentially
expects that the governments call
for more rye will be met with a
hearty response by the Wisconsin
farmers. Last year 476,000 acres
were sown. This year $50, 900 acres
will be put in. Wisconsin is. we'll
adapted to rye growing and pedigreed
varieties the result of 20 years breed
ing work has produced a yield of 5
to 10 bushels per acre in excess of
other states. Rye is tough, makes
good fall pasture when sown early
and can be pastured we'll along in
spring. Plowed early, as for winter
wheat, the rye field will give returns
in an increased yield.
Claiming that from 3 to 5 bushels
of grain can be realized from early
fall blowing the state department Of
fers a few hints:
The best time to pillow is immediate
ly after the grain has been cut for
these reasons:
The ground has more moisture, be-
cause the stalks have completely COW
cred the surface of the ground and
held the moisture.
Having the moisture, the ground
plows more easily.
Early blowing gives the land a
chance to re-establish the proper cir
L~culation of air and moisture before
the grain is planted.
The stubble turned under has time
to rot and act as a fertilizer. If the
field is not plowed each stubble Of
fers escape for moisture in the soil.
Inc W00uS dIG hllICU anu Tic plduC
food they would consume remains in
the soil for the benefit of the crop.
Leafhoppers, plant lice and flea
beetles are the particular enemies of
garden truck at present, according to
reports received from all over the
state by the economic entomology de-
partment of the College of Agricul-
ture. These reports indicate that the
leafhopper is spreading to the late
potatoes of the southern counties.
1.-THE only method of control which
has thus far been found is spraying
the early plants on which the imma-
ture form of the insect appears be-
fore the pest spreads to the later va
rieties," says a bulletin. The nicotine
sulfate spray should be applied, es-
pecially to the under side of the
leaves. Plant lice, especially on
beans, are common every summer.
They, too, should be treated with a
contact spray, either the nicotine sui
fate or a soap spray (one-half pound
soap to 4 gallons of water). The
spray must actually v the insects
and should be forced well into the
curled leaves. If they are not killed
by the first application, the spray
should be repeated. Flea beetles are
the little black jumping insects usu-
ally found on tomatoes, potatoes, cab
bages and beans. Bordeaux mixture
will keep them away from the gar
den. Perhaps the best means of OBJ
tanning the Bordeaux mixture for
gardens is to buy the prepared Bor-
deaux or Bordeaux paste.
Early blowing plus pedigreed
wheat seed will do much to ward OFF
winter killing. The yield will also
be increased from one to five bushels
per acre. Early blowing is good be-
cause the farmer can let his land lie
for two or three weeks and get the
proper conditions of moisture and air
SO that the wheat will terminate fast
er. Flowing early makes it necessary
to plant the wheat only after an ear
ly crop, because the wheat should be
sown by the middle of September, if
possible. The natural place of wheat
in a rotation is after peas, potatoes,
we know hopes to put his entire
place in wheat next year providing
he can retain for seed what he raised
this year on a few acres.
wisconsin has become the Mecca
of stockmen who want to begin the
dairy business right. The group of
Arkansas farmers who visited the
dairy sections of the state this sum-
mer are to be followed this fall by a