The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1922-11-02

How summer tillage doubled thu
wheat crop in many Montana com
munities is emphasized in the result,
of a survey just completed by the
Montana Development association
and made public. The survey, GOV.
ering nearly 100 tracts of land in va
rious parts of the state in which
summer tillage has been practiced
affords authentic comparative fig.
ures on results of spring and fall
blowing, stubble, discing and sum
mer tillage. Gathered as they were
from reliable sources, the figures
give splendid vindication of the sum-
mer tillage campaign, which has been
so successfully waged by the associa-
ton.
The survey records instances where
crops gathered from summer tillage
land showed nearly three times the
yield recorded for those on adjacent
tracts seeded after spring or fall
blowing or discing.
AZ Bushels to the Acre
Results from summer tillage on the
whole were uniform throughout the
state, yields as high as AZ bushels
to the acre being noted from Denton,
Belt, Highwood and Hoosac commu-
mites.
Results on the Elmer Davis farm
in saltwater county for which full re-
turns were received afforded a basis
Of comparison which is characteristic
of the entire survey. Davis seeded
SO acres. Twelve acres of spring
plowed land yielded II bushels of
wheat to the acre; six acres of fall
plowed land yielded ID bushels to
the acre; Sc acres of stubblie yielded
8 bushels to the acre; "a acres of
tillage showed an average yield of
40 bushels to the acre.
Earl Bower of Hoosac showed the
top yield of all who reported on sum-
mer titled land. From 1870 acres he
gathered a wheat crop which aver
aged so bushels to the acre. John
Lohr of the same place averaged As
bushels to the acre from his 100 by
application of summer tillage.
Typical Yield
John Baumgarner of Fife, on 240
acres seeded showed a yield of 10
bushels to the acre from stubble, 35
from summer titled land. His exper-
fence was typical of the many report
ed.
The survey covered a wide terri
tory and in many instances recorded
striking comparisons of results
achieved by the same man on ad-
joining tracts, a%ffording precise, par
allel conditions of soil moisture and
other facts being alike.
From as far west as Poison, P. F.
Hern reported yields of Is bushels
to the acre on fall plowed land and
AZ bushels to the acre on that which
he had summer titled. A. Stouten-
berg of Hysham, garnered 16 bush
els to the acre from land which had
been disced as compared with 33 bu-
shells to the acre from summer titled
land. T.. A. Norton of Red Lodge re-
yields of IA bushels to the
acre from stubble and 20 bushels to
the acre from summer titled land.
No Data on Corn
In no instance does the survey
show crop yield from spring or fall
plowed, stubble or disced land which
equals the lowest yields reported
from summe titled land. Yields as
as 8 bushels to the acre were
reported from seeded stubble land.
Average yield for SO tracts select
I'd at random in various sections of
state ranging from 20 to 1000
acres of summer titled land was 35
bushels to the acre.
Average yield on % tracts, spring
olowed, fall plowed, stubble, or disc
ID land, selected at random in all
sections Of the state was 17h BUSH
,ls to the acre.
1.-THE remarkable showing made
his year on summer tillage as COM
pared with other forms of cropping
s an indication of what may be ex-
,ected next year." says w. A. Selv-
dye, QTeSlQ0ut OIL Ju0 MOuldud Dc-
association.
Result of Campaign
"The big campaign of the Montana
Development association has added
thousands of acres of summer tillage
or 1928 and with the principles of
rood farming applied, we are assur-
ID Of profitable returns.
"The estimate Of this years wheat
.rop In Montana is placed at 40,000,-
100 bushels, a comparatively small
,art Of which was grown OF summer
illed lands.
with the greatly increased acre
re Of properly prepared tillage we
an consistently anticipate material
v increased production for 1923.
"The summer tillers of 1922 are
enthusiastic supporters of the pro-
ram Of the Montana Development
and confidence is being
apidly restored in Montana dry
o~I1