Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-10-23
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Exchange your ideas for those of
your neighbors and let us get togeti1-
er on the best method of growing
wheat. Help us to find out the p~e-
vailing practices of this region. the
results of these practices and also
the cost of growing wheat in these
different ways.
Clip this article out, answer these
questions as definitely and accurate
ly as you can, and then either hand it
to one of the members of the class or
send it in to the Smith Hughes, Agri-
cultural Department, Mo. Valley High
School.
Do this, and then in every way you
can, help us in advancing the cause
of Agriculture.
Fall Wheat Record, 19ls-l920.
1. Name of Farm Operator. 2.
Data collected by. 5. Lay of the
land (rolling, upland or valley.) a.
Kind of soil (gumbo, sandy, etc. 5.
Fertility Of the soil (poor, medium
rich.) 6. What crop is it following.
Z. Acres seeded on fall plcwng. 8.
Acres seeded in standing corn. Of
you have any seeded in standino corn,
answer the following questons.) 8.
Date of seeding (bogan, finished J
10. Rate of seeding (pecss per acre.l
III a Nf TNr,@,, Il
hours labor for seeding. Is. Cost
per hour Id. Total cost of seeding.
Is. Cost per acre. GA and Is work
ed by pupils.) 49, Other remarks on
selling OF wheat in corn.
If seeded on fall plowing or after
disking, answer the following ques-
tions. IL. Dates of plowing (began
finished) 13. Depth of plowing
(average depth.) 10. Estimated cost
of plowing per acre. 20 Vas land
disked before blowing? 81. After
blowing? %. Number of times. 23
Estimated number of hours spent in
disking. "a. Cost per hour. 25 Cost
of disking. g. Cost per acre (25 and
26 to be worked by pupils.) 27. Times
narrowed (before and after seeding. J
%. Estimated hours spent in harrow.
ing. 20. Cost per hour. so. Tota
cost and cost per acre, to be worked
out by pupils. 81. Was roller. weede,
or other implement used? 32. Hour:
used? 50. Cost per hour. 81. Tota
cost and cost per acre, to be worked
by pupils. 35. Method of seeding
(drilled or broadcast) So Date o:
seeding (began, finished.) 81. Esti
mated hours spent in seeding SO
Cost per- hour. SO. Total cost O
seeding and cost per hour to be work
ed by pupils. 40. Rate of seedin.
(pecks per acre. Al. Depth of seed
ing (average depth.) AZ Cost o
seed wheat per bushel. 43. Remark
on seeding or Oh seed bed "A. Wa
seed wheat famed? As. Cost of fan
ming. 4G. Was seed treated for smut
Al. Method of treating. 49, EST
mated cost of treating 40. Tota
cost Of seeding this wheat to be work
ed out by pupils. so. Remarks o
the condition of the wheat at presen
time. Other questions will folio,
next spring which will find out abou
it's condition and later on if its yiele
Smith Hughes Agricultural Dep
Mo. Valley High School.
Work For the Week Oct. 20-24.
> The class intends to take up til
study of Alfalfa Production, of ia
plowing and of the Identification an
eradication of farm weeds. We wi
: greatly appreciate any questions thu
: you might want to ask on any of thes
y S bjects. Write them up and the
: either hand them to some members
the class or send them into the d,
e partment. Ii will help us in ou
work.
u Smith Hughes, Agricultural Dep
Mo. Valley High School.