Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-01
Good For Calamity Howlers

GOO0 o CaA0mACy hOWAerS
We seeded a small patch Of sweet
clover on the I. IF. c. Farm at Grand
Forks, N. Dak., the first year WI had
1t, 1913, and in 1914 we seeded ID
acres. At the Aberdeen, S. Oak,
Farm, we seeded rs acres, and have
year since.
The two fields seeded in 1914 were
sown with Marquis wheat as a nurse
crop. At Grand Forks corn land was
loosened up with the corn cultivators
and narrowed as a PREPARATION before
seeding. Owing to the land being
rather damp at the time we wanted
to- prepare it, the disk harrow did
not work well, so We used the corn
c~ultivators. Just as oon as possible
this was seeded, using a grass seeder
on the front of the drill, and sowing
the sweet clover broadcast in front
Of the disks. The seed may be mixed
with the grain, but a more even stand
is secured with a grass seeder. If
the soil is dry at seeding time, we
would run the seed In with the grain,
but not seed very deep. We seeded
a little less than n bushel Of wheat
per acre, as we were anxious to give
the sweet clover a chance to start.
It is probable that either sweet clov-
er or alfalfa may usually be seeded
successfully with a nurse crop in the
Red River Valley, but further west
Is the rainfall decreases either had
better be seeded alone. We sowed 10
pounds of hulled seed per acre, and
secured a very thick stand. It is also
probable that the amount Of seed
sown per acre, may be decreased in
about the same proportion as alfalfa,
as we go west. That is, the lower
the rainfall the less seed should be
used.
We consider Marquis wheat the best
crop to use as a nurse Acrop, as IL is
early and does not shade the ground
as much as some other varieties.
Barley, flax and other grain crops are
used as nurse crops. with success.
This sweet clover madesa good growth
after n wheat al cut ana would
nave furnished considerable pasture.
II makes q quick start in the spring
and a be cut<for hay by June 10th,
II we are not anxious to give It a
1uli cnance to make a seed crop we
q q little longer before cutting for
hay, but If the spring /. backvar I'd
and we are anxious to get seed ny.
cut 1t early and get a fair quality OF
ny although we often have trouble
IN getting 1t put up in good shane IN
account Of wet weather at this tima
we seeded u first field on the
Aberdeen Farm on new land-the
prairie sod having been broken the
year previous but crop grown. Tho
500 wal doubled disked and narrowed
lnStne spring as a preparation. In
every other respect the field was
seeded and treated in the sama wa"
% at Grand Forks, and the res,,,+s
were very similar. The rrovth -,
Aberdeen was larger. but he seeG
production was not 80 heavy al ~
Srano FORKS. In eight years. we
nays never mad a failure in secur,nS
9 catch Of sweet clover. securing
Calamity Howlers
= e w. M. Nutting Of the Son r,,,,
valley, Colora !, had 80 acre. ne
olunteer sweet clover IN 1s1o u
saye; "oar whole country waa thrs.t
ened with being overrun WITH .ent-
useless weed, which stock wn,Ia ~. LIE
eat. Calamity howlers foretoI% .Ia
ruln. OF our country as q farmins .a ae
Ilone unless the volunteer snraea ' s.
sweet clover could be Checked wh,Ia
our 0est farmer! employed men aanh
uinmer 70 uproot the plants whtch
I nae started in their fields. For this
49, 80 DeIors the time when anvons
ths. 70 axe 2 stand in defense ~
~ ls n psanS, or az least before the news
au us In this section.
Meanwhile this field was 81 ,,,,,
n D,0 Ing q seed pods were hnl
be Done. = form; Something had to
ss1 Ss s 70 scSt out e hire teams