The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-07-10

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Alfalfas.
The Grimm alfalfa Is the wOrlt
beaten, makes a fine hay In larg'
quantity and does not winter kill a
do those having tap root. The Cos
sack, the Ladak and the Hardigar
yield we'll in seed but do not yielt
well in hay. II man raises seed
to sell, he gets good yield but the
only purpose in raising alfalfa seed
is to SOW 1t to raise hay. 1t has nc
food values like wheat and oats, sc
the man who buys either of these
three is buying something that will
not give him good returns in hay
and the seed industry based on these
varieties is cheat and eventually
kills itslef. The Cossack and the
Ladak are not very hardy and re-
uuire mild climates. The demand
for these varieties of seeds in about
hundredth as much as the demand
for Grimm. In other words, to sell
a given amount of them requires a
hundred times as much effort.
Potatoes.
Potatoes are being studied by Sc
lecting tubers for seed, cutting them
into four pieces, numbering each po-
tato and keeping the record of what
it does. A tract of them, all labeled
and given the same treatment, are
studied as to time of growth into
vines, the development of vine, bloom
and tubers. At digging time each
hill is studied as to number and
form of tubers and the records COM
pared for three years to see how they
average From these the best ones
are chosen for further development.
The record at present shows the Ida
no Rural No. 80 in the lead. If It
becomes a standard variety it will
be known as Idaho Rural No. 80,
just because it happened to come in
place in the test tract
and records.
At this point in the field was a
lateral ditch with single smooth
wire stretched in the bottom of the
ditch and fastened to a stub post
every hundred feet. Mr.. Nicely
explained that he puts sheep
on a chain along the wire and grazes
off the ditch banks and makes wool
and mutton from the grass and weeds
and keeps the field clean. 1t is less
expensive than fencing and is not
in the way at all. BY keeping little
water in the lateral the sheep is full
" provided for until it has completed
it's section, then it is led to new
beat.
Barley.
Trebi barley is the best but it has
he boards. 1t was imported from
Asia Minor and developed at Aber-
leen. The yield at the station has
been 70 bushels per acre, which is
eight bushels higher than any other.
Every effort to breed off the boards
las resulted in reduced yield of kerr
lels, but the feat may yet be accom-
,lished Experiments will be carried |
IN next year with 200 varieties of
,arley, to test out the possibilities
# finally having better barley than |
he world has ever known. At pues-
mt they are only testing six varie-
les.
Cereals.
One part of the field is known as
he cereal nursery and deals with
Wheat, oats and barley. 1t is in
barge of Gus Wiebe He is making
observations to see If the height of
rain stalks is an index of the yield
o be obtained from it, or il the
eight is an index of quality. The
resence of boards and barbs and
NUT are all being studied for new
acts. Grains are modified by cross
reeding or cross polarization, and
his is done in its natural state by
ne wind moving them to and fro
nd making contact of the male and
smale, but this is done by chance
nd without the advantages of Sc
,ction of the best types for mating.
The federal government sends DR..
-arlan abroad occasionally to seek
ew and better cereals, and he found
rebi barley in the lands south of the
ldCk SGd. IL Was LcoLOu OuI III MIL
esota for a whiIewithout develop
IL special values and then was put
at Aberdeen and brought up to it's
resent place as leader. DR.. Har-
n Is back from Asia and Egypt
it'll 500 new varieties of barley,
nd we have in this tract 500 of
lem, planted in rows a rod long,
de by side and 400 varieties of
ats and $50 varieties of wheat. They :
i'll be kept under study to determ-
q which are the best, and then ex-
sriments will be made in cross !.
.eeding in the effort to combine
e good qualities or features and to
'eed out the bad features, hoping ,
give the world some varieties of .
lch cereal that will surpass every :
ing tht was ever created in cereals.
,me of the special creations that :
ay give great advantages in agri- ;
llture are sturdy, early, hardy =
aims that will mature with little
DISTURB and have good milling quail =