The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-05-11
PROFITABLE TO GROW
SPRING WHEAT CROP
Much Land in Northern States
Which Is Quite Suitable.
Il Is Probable That In Large Area
Marquis Variety VIII Give Best
Result Seed Should Not Be
Hard 20 Obtain.

Prepared by the United states Depart
meht OF Agriculture
There Is much land In the Northern
states on which spring wheat growing
may he profitable as well AS patriotic
this year.
An additional acreage OF spring
wheat can be secured by Increased at
tention to the crop in sections where
considerable areas formerly were
planted. Spring wheat also should be
sown in the Northeastern states--the
northeastern quarter OF the country
south and east OF the present spring
wheat area. This includes the north
ern part OF the corn belt. To be spe-
citic 1t includes northern Kansas and
Missouri and northward and nearly all
of the country north OF Kentucky and
Virginia. including the New England
states. Spring wheat should not be
Sown along the seacoaSt, however, and
e morally not on land of low elevation.
In the mountainous region spring
wheat should be tried where land Is
available as far south as Tennessee
ana NOftn tarollhH .."..
Where Formerly Grown
fairly safe rule to follow In the
present crisis, which demands a large
wheat production, is for the farmers
In all sections wherever spring wheat
has ever been grown but now dlscon-
tlnued, to sow little OF 1t this spring
IL full winter-wheat acreage was not
put In by them last fall The older
farmers in nelghborhood often viii
recall that spring wheat was once
grown there. but that it gave way per-
haps to higher-yieldlng or better-mill-
ing winter wheat. Perhaps some other
crop replaced wheat entirely. At the
present time II Is desirable In all such
places to 90 back to some degree TO
spriug-wheat growing.
II spring wheat falls the land Is
ready for n summer catch crop or for
sowing winter wheat the next fall.
Choice Of Variety.
In nearly all OF this great area II Is
! probable that the Marquis variety will
give best results, or at least as good
results as any spring wheat. Seed of
/ this can most likely be obtained at
points not far removed Seedsmen
| generally should be able to supply II,
| or the county agent or state agricul-
tural college can refer 10 sources OF
seed. 1t is the most widely grown
variety In Minnesota and the Dakotas
and is easily recognized by its short,
wide-creased, broad, hard, red kernels.
Handling Spring Wheat.
The culture of spring wheat should
give trouble to no farmer in this Sec
|, ton, accustomed as ne generally is to
winter wheat and to spring oats. The
land should be prepared az for oats
and seeded as early as possible. Use
only land considered suitable for win
ter wheat. Early sowing is the best
guaranty Of crop. II Is best to sow
wheat with drill where one is to be
had, but IL can be sown broadcast and
narrowed In. The same amount OF seed
per acre as OF winter wheat, or little
more, should be sown. Six or seven
pecks per acre Is usually enough
Small patches OF wheat sown by farm
ers generally In this northeastern sec
ton of the country will doubtless add
greatly 10 our wheat supply, and VIII
not interfere seriously with other farm.
ing operations.