PROFITABLE TO GROW
SPRING WHEAT CROP
Much Land in Northern States
Which Is Quite Suitable.
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It It Probable That in Large Area
Marquis Variety Will Give Best
R esult— Seed Should Not Be
Hard to Obtain.
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(P re p a re d by th e U n ited S ta te s D e p a r t
m e n t o f A g ric u ltu re .)
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T here is much land in th e N orthern
sta te s on w hich spring w heat grow ing
may be profitable us well a s p atrio tic
WAGE WAR ON WEEDS
th is year.
An ad d itio n al acreag e o f spring
(P re p a re d b y th e U n ited S ta te s De
p a r tm e n t o f A g ricu ltu re.)
w heat can be secured by increased a t
Good ro tatio n s and efficient
tention to th e crop In sections w here
farm
practices
will subdue
considerable a re a s
form erly w ere
weeds.
planted. S pring w heat also should be
T hree m ain p rinciples of weed
sown In th e N o rth eastern s ta te s —the
control m ust be o bserved: (1)
n o rth easte rn q u a rte r of th e country—
P rev en t w eeds from m aturing
south and e a st of the p resen t spring-
seed on th e farm , (2) p revent
w heat area. T his includes th e n o rth
the introduction of weed seeds
ern p a rt o f th e corn belt. T o be spe
on th e farm , and (S) p rev en t
cific it Includes n o rth ern K an sas and
perennial w eeds from m aking
Missouri and n o rthw ard, and nearly all
top grow th.
of th e country north of K entucky and
T he p rinciples a rc th e m ain
V irginia, including th e New E ngland
th in g ; th e p a rtic u la r m ethod
states. S pring w heat should not be
em ployed is of lesser lm por-_
sow n along the seacoast, how ever, and
tance.
generally not on land of low elevation.
N ext to th e principles ran k s
In th e m ountainous region spring
the man behind them .
Many
w heat should be tried w here land is
men m ake a s t a r t to clea r th e ir
available as fa r south as T ennessee
farm s of w eeds b u t give up too
and N orth C arolina.
soon. O ften th e cam paign is
Where Formerly Grown.
stopped w hen success is in
A fairly snfe rule to follow in the
sight, and the w eeds soon re
p resen t crisis, which dem ands a large
cover.
w heat production, is fo r th e farm ers
• C learing a farm of weeds,
In all sections w herever sp rin g w heat
especially perennials, is no easy
has ever been grow n b u t now discon
task ; It req u ires m ore th a n av
tinued, to sow a little of It th is spring
erage intelligence and persever-
if a full w inter-w heat acreage w as not
ence. If, how ever, one fa ith
put In by them last fall. T h e older
fully ca rrie s o u t a p lan of a t
farm ers in a neighborhood often will
tack based on the above p rin
recall th a t spring w heat w as once
ciples of weed control he can
grown th ere, b u t th a t it gave w ay per- j
p ractically rid his farm of
haps to higher-yielding or better-m ill- {
w eeds w ithout a g re a t am ount
Ing w in ter w heat. P erh ap s som e o th er !
of e x tra labor and expense.
crop replaced w heat entirely. At the i
Weed control Is freq u en tly a
p resent tim e it Is desirable in all such j
com m unity problem , and fo r th e
places to go back to som e degree to
g re a te st p erm an en t success co
spring-w heat growing.
operation am ong fa rm e rs is re
If spring w h eat fa ils th e land is
quired.
ready fo r a sum m er catch crop o r for
sowing w in ter w heat th e n ext fall.
Choice of a V ariety.
Use the Waste Land.
In nearly all of this g re a t a re a It is
W aste land along ditches, fences and
probable th a t the M&rqula v ariety will
give b est results, or a t least as good In odd co rn ers th a t cannot profitably
results as any spring w heat. Seed of be w orked, should be p lanted to n u t
this can m ost likely be obtained a t trees. Choice hickories, E nglish w al
points not f a r rem oved.
Seedsm en nuts, pecans for th e South, and black
generally should be able to supply It, w aln u ts for th e N orth, a re beat to
or Uie county agent or s ta te ag ricu l p lan t.
tu ral college can re fe r to sources of
seed. It Is the m ost w idely grown
v ariety in M innesota and th e D akotas
and Is easily recognized by its short,
w ide-creased, broad, hard, red kernels.
Handling Spring Wheat.
T he c u ltu re of sp rin g w h eat should
give trouble to no fa rm e r in th is sec
tion, accustom ed as he g enerally Is to
w in te r w h eat and to sp rin g o ats. T he
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Local Briefs
J. O. A nderson was
Silverton Sunday.
over
from
Reports th at the N on-Partisan
League was attem p tin g to buy a
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new spaper in Polk county are not
It is seldom th a t Independence true. ' The N on-Partisan League is
Post phone Main 622.
gets a chance to see Mary Pick m aking no attem p t to organize in
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Mary Pickford at th e Isis tom or ford, but she is com ing tomorrow' Oregon a t this time.
night.
row, night.
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Elizabeth Mixer sold $1000 w orth
G. G. W alker w as a passenger to
Cecil Swope, looking fine and
of T hrift stam ps yesterday.
Portland today.
dandy, w as here from P o rtland Sun
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day. He is w ith the D epartm ent of
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For R ent—F urnished house w ith
Justice »t present, and m ay be trails
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letter
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received
from
A.
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or w ithout piano. Phone 0422.
K uhiander this week from some ferred at any tim e to ’m ost any
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where
in France. He says th a t he w here in the United States.
Ross Nelson has been in P o rt
is well and happy.
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land this week.
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Paul Scott, who is atten d in g school
Dr. J. R. N. Bell occupied the pul
L. K uhiander visited his d a u g h
a t McMinnville college and m ak
pit
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the
Presbyterian
church
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ter at New port last week.
day and was greeted by his m any ing a good record there, came home
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S aturday and got outside of several
friends in Independence.
sq u are m eals th at only Mother
Mr. E ra McKinsey purchased an
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know s how to cook.
A m erican bicycle from Craven &
The ordinance to vacate a p art of
Huff.
a street for the use of the Oregon
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Milling Co. comes up for disposal
Craven & Huff have received a at the council m eeting tom orrow
c r u e l ; in d e e d
shipm ent of front and rear Mazda night.
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lam ps for autom obiles.
F rank Sm ith and son, Otlio, w ent
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Dr. R. E. D uganno, D entist, Inde to Douglas county today where they
pendence N ational Rank Building. will work th eir m ines for several
weeks.
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Mary Pickford in th e "Poor Little
The Pentecostal Mission people
Rich Girl" at the Isis W ednesday from Dallas, who favor Independ
evening. May 1.
ence w ith religious services on the
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streets every S aturday night, had
I)r. II. C. Dunsm ore went to Port opposition last week as a blind)
land this afternoon to confer w ith man w ith a g u ita r greatly distu rb
Y. M. C- A. officials concerning the ed the atm osphere w ith his beauti
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Deals in
land snouid be prepared aa tor oats
and seeded as early as possible. Use
only land considered suitable for win
ter w heat. E a rly sow ing is the best
g u aran ty of a crop. It is best to sow
w h eat w ith a drill w here one is to be
had, but it can be sow n b ro ad cast and
harrow ed in. T he sam e am ount of seed
p er acre as of w in ter w heat, or a little
more, should be sown. Six o r seven
pecks p e r acre is usually enough.
Sm all p atch es o f w heat sow n by farm
ers generally in th is n o rth e a ste rn sec
tion of th e country will doubtless add
g reatly to our w heat supply, and will
not in te rfe re seriously w ith o th er farm
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