The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-22

the method of stirring up the soil in
summer being the same as in summer
following, with the additional feature
of regularity and certainty of killing
| weeds as well as preventing unneces-
! sary loss of moisture through failure
to till the newly plowed land. Weed
seeds never had a chance in Herzig's
fields, which may account somewhat
for his increased yields. He also
never has complained of ravages by
the common farm pests. The cost of
the crop over the cost of summer fall
lowing amounted to only the cost of
the seed. The harvesting Of the corn
was made easy by turning hogs into
the field in the fall and allowing them
to run loose with nothing except wat
ering to attend to while the hogs fat
ten for the market. Corn fed hogs
bring a good price and they fatten
on immature corn almost as readily
as when you carry the corn to them
on the ear.
Then by switching the crops the
next year, he had corn on wheat land
and wheat on corn land. The wheat
crop the first year was good but the
wheat planted the next year on corn
ground was even better in yield and
quality, and, best of all, his yields
have been Increasing right along. The
last year his wheat crop averaged 171a
bushels while his neighbors on all
sides averaged only 6 bushels. The
same amount Of rain fell on Herzig's
land as on any other of his neighbors
| and he believes in his rotation just as
I any man would naturally do.
The, results of the success of these
trials has led Herzog to believe that
potatoes will be profitable crop to
Introduce into his system of rotation.
He now plants corn on potato ground
and wheat on corn ground and pota-
on wheat ground. There is but one
third the blowing to be done each
year and a crop was almost certain
ty for every year. If there is light
crop in one of those in his rotation, it
is almost certain that conditions will
not be so poor that at least one Of
the others will not grow.
Now consider the practice Of the
straight wheat farmer
To equal Herzig's production of
wheat. they had to plow and plant and
harvest 240 acres. They ran their
machinery over 24O acres for what
it took 80 acres of Herzig's land to
produce. The seed cost three times
as much every year and at least one
year out of four the land was idle
while their neighbor Herzig grew
corn on half his land every year.
With this costly method compared
to Herzig's systematic, practical one,
who will be the loser and why? The
reason is fortunately plain and the
result palmer.
The far-reaching result will plainly
be poverty for the farmers who refuse
to adopt a crop rotation and a sensi-
BILE business attitude.
What business man would expect to
keep on in business if he didn't re-
plenish his stocks as they were sold
Herzig's Plan.
100 acres.
Two crops.
Plow 80 acres each year.
Harvest 80 acres each year.
Seed for 80 acres Of wheat.
Seed for 80 acres Of corn.
Returns.
From hogs and wheat success.
The income from success is pros
perity.
Neighbors' Plan.
240 acres.
One crop. 5s.s. 81
Plow every ear.
Harvest 240 acres.
Fallow every third or fourth year.
Seed for 24O acres every year.
Returns.
From wheat failure. Il,
The income from failure is ruin:
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