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Reports from experiment station go to show
that yleldjbf grain may be Increased by
proper cultivation of seed bed.
With a soil of av irajre fertility
the preparation of he seed bed
by the proper tillai and cultiva
tion method a very argely deter
mines the yield f the crop.
Three general met jda of tillage
for preparing the I nd for wheat
are practiced In thi Htate; name
ly, plowing, lititingpnd disking.
There may be varii ona of theme
three methods, an c rly plowing,
single listing, doub listing, lit
tle cultivation air plowing,
frequent cultlvatio after plow
ing, etc. Local ci litions may
determine which is e best
Tests of severn methods of
preparing the seed d for wheat
have been carried ( at the ex
periment station r the past
two seasons and sh the follow
ing results:
The field upon wtfh this ex
periment was com! ted is up
land soil, previous seeded to
alfalfa. The alfalf vas broken
in the fall of 190 planted to
corn in 1005 and so' to wheat
in 1906. The exi iment was
started in 1007 o this wheat
stubble. Nine dilT nt method
of preparing a Bt bed have
been tried.
Plowing was don n July 15,
August 15 and Sep' ber 15. It
will be seen from t table that
the early plowing not gm
the highest yield o lie largest
not profit This v due to the
lodging of the it on thU
plot Being an ok falfa field
organic matter licl i nitroger,
was abundant in ti oil. Tht
early and continue 'eparatiot
probably produce' Urates ii
such large amounwit a rani
growth of weak str1 resulted,
and the wheat lodji With i
soil lower in fertili r in a sec
tion further west here lest
moisture was avail this con
dition would probahot occur.
The highest yiewere ob
tained from the An . 15 plow
ing. Upon these v the grait
did not lodge. TI t plowei
August 15 and cu :ed aftei
plowing received tv rrowingt
before September Other
wise it was workt i exactly
the same manner he othei
August 15 plowe. t, whicl
was not surface cu .ed unti
September 15. Th wo har
rowings in 1907 iised tht
II a V. . w V. 1 a lAHA tYA
in 1908 two busheWacre, oi
an additional expert 50 cents
resulted in a profit in 1907
and $1.50 in 1908.. j
The late plowinjptcmbei
15, has each year gjthe low
est yield of any o plowed
plots, although eve ort wat
made to prepare a i ;eod bed
by surface cultivatimediat
ly before seeding. 908 tht
late plowed ylois u irrowec
three timed, diske and ac
me harrowed once plowing
and before seeding wheat
was seeded on all Octobei
0. Thus the seedi is done
for noarlya month lowing.
Yet the large am f work
put on theso late d plots
was not enough to e a suf
ficiently firm seed he plot
plowed shallow gs Jlightlj
increased vitld
rleei
plowed plots whei
ilowing
iya flone 8 mi
15. Thj allow
1.4 ho batter
tembei
id plot
down.
Double disking grijrly in
the settaon to bsp'f egavt
a slightly increase!
This
was due to tne tac
inir kept the gro
edisk-
bettei
shape for plowing,
down more readily
iliakod around.,.
firmeu
le un-
Listing has not Especi
ally successful as a
bd for
I
preparing a seed bed for wheat,
giving a less yield than early or
medium early plowing. Neither
has it proved a cheap method at
this station during the past two
years, due to the heavy summer
rains that have made frequent
harrowing and disking necessary
in order to keepdownthe weeds.
The same condition has made
it very expensive to prepare a
seed bed for wheat by disking
without plowing. It required 11
diskings in 1908 to prevent the
growth of weeds and prepare a
rood seed bed by this method.
Disking has also resulted in a
low yield, producing the least
amount of wheat and the lowest
net profit of any method employ
ed in this experiment.
The soil conditions and envir
onments suitable for the success
ful growth of a wheat crop are
ivell established and fairly well
understood. With good seed, a
few simple factors largely deter
mine the stand and the yield of
the crop and the quality of the
jrain.
In order to secure the ideal
condition for seed germinition
and plant growth, a seed bed for
planting wheat and other small
eeds should not be mellow to
too preat a depth, but rather the
wil should be mellow and well
pulverized only about as deep as
the seed is planted. Below that
lepth the soil should be firm and
well settled, making a good con
lection with the subsoil, so that
the soil water stored in the sub
soil may be drawn up into the
surface soil.
The firm soil below the seed,
.veil connected with the subsoil,
supplies the moisture to the seed,
while the mellow soil above the
teed allows sufficient circulation
f air to supply oxygen and fa
vjrs the warming of the soil,
gathering the heat of the sun
shine during the day and acting
is a blanket to conserve the soil
leat, maintaining a more uni
form temperature of the soil dur
ing the night.
The mellow soil above the seed
conserves the soil moisture, act
ing as a mulch to keep the water
from reaching the surface,
where it it rapidly lost by evap
oration, and the same condition
favors the growth of the young
shoot upward in the air and sun
shine. The too mellow, deep seed bed
is almost wholly dependent upon
rains for sufficient moisture to
germinate the seed and start the
oung plants. In such a seed
jed drouth is very apt to injure
the crop because of the rapid
Jrying out of the loose soil to the
lepth of the plowing. In the
loose seed bed the crop is r.ot
only apt to "burn out" in sum
mer, but it is also more apt to
'freeze out" in winter than a
crop grown in the "ideal" seed
oed above described.
E. J. Clough of Arlington was
a business visitor here Saturday.
W. H. Garrish was in Condoi;
the latter part of last week from
ilock Creek.
James Stewart, the popular
Hid well known editor of the
dossil Journal, was a passenger
jn the Inland Limited for Port
land Satarday morning to hear
rlarry Lauder the Tgreafc Scotch
comedian who was in the Rose
City Monday nfght .giving a per
formance. The clubbing price ) the Con
Jon Globe, the Oregon Semi
vVeekly Journal and the Pacific
Monthly is now $2.75 -the big
gest $5tworth of reading ou the
market'
WINTER
IE
to in
Give Up Your Barren Scepter as
Master of the House.
JOHN HAY'S FIRST SPEECH.
A Witty Rtpna to ih Tat "Our
Countrywoman" at a lanquat In
Parla Whin Ha Waa rttry f
Legation In tht rrh Capital,
Br official proclamation I'raaldant
Jotiiiaoo net apart tb Aral Tboraday
of Dw-vnilwr. 1803. aa a da of na
tional Ibaukng-lvlng. Tba American
resident aud TUI'.ora lo I'arla daemtxl
It an oocihIod lo ba celebrated with
wort tbuo uaual caramon. Tba ra
ult waa that at 8 o'clock on tba even.
In ar of tba 7tb of Dacambar aome 253
of our countrymen aat down to a
dliiuer iu tba apaclotta dining room of
the drawl botel In Parla. tbeu regard
ad ljr traralera aa tba moat tlegaot
public dlulng ball In Europe.
After a aucceaalon of apeecbaa tba
cbulrinnn vloaed tba utertalnment
with a toaat to "Our Countrywomen"
and aaked Colonel John Ui. tbeu
aacrtMarjp of legation la Parla, to ra
Rpoud to II. Aa ibla waa probably tba
flrxt public apvecb Mr. Hay bad ever
made aud tbougb nothing ba Ibea said
could poaalbly add an lueter to bla
aubaetjuent career. It ma Juatly be
aald (bat It waa mora aucceaeful than
tba Unit public effort In orator ellber
of Bberldan or of BcaconaQeld. lla
replied In part aa followa:
"My Couutrmen (and I would eay
my countrywomen bnt that tba for
mer word embracea tba latter when
ever opportunity offerai I cannot an
dernund why I ibould hart been call
ed upon to reapnnd to tbla toaat of
all other, bavlug nothing but theo
retical Idea upon tba eubject to be
treated one. Iu fact, I tuunt be pre
aumed never lo bare handled. (Laugh
ter and applauae.)
"I have been called up. too. by a com
mittee of married man. I ran think of
no claim I bare to be cooaldered an
authority In tbeae matter except what
might arlae from tba fact of my hav
ing realded In earl life in tba aame
neighborhood with Ilrlgbum Toung.
who baa elnce gained aome reputation
aa a thorough and practical ladlea'
man. (Great laughter.) I am not con
acloua. however, of having Imbibed
an aucb wladom at tbe feet of tbla
matrimonial Uamallel aa abould Juatly
entitle ma to be beard among tba
elder.
"So I am Inevitably forced to tbe
conclualon that three buabaoda cannot
tnm eacb otber'a discretion. Tba ae
crcta of tba prtaon bouse are, too Im
portant to be truated to oue of tba
prisoner. Bo Ignorance of tbe matter
In hand ba come to be held an abso
lute prerequisite when an one la to be
aacriaced to tba exJgeui-lee of tbla
toaat.
"I really do not aee why thla abould
be ao. It 1 u Selena for buabanda to
attempt to keep tbla thin veneering of
a semblance of authority. The am
bol of government tbe atlll retain de
ceive nobody. Tbe ma comfort tbem
fort tbcmselvea with tbe assurance of
some vague. Invisible aupremacy, like
that of tbe spiritual mikado or the
grand llama, but the true tycoon la tbe
wife. A witty and profound observer
tbe other day aald. 'Every husband
doubtles kuowa ba la master In bla
own house, but be also knowa hla
nelKbbor'a wife la master In here,'
Laughter and cbeera.
"Why should not you. buabanda of
America, admit thla great truth and
give up the barren scepter? Things
would go much easier If ou ceased
the atruRgle to keep up appearances.
Tbe ladles will not ba bard on ou.
They will recognlEe tbe fact that, after
all. you are their fellow creatures, and
you can be very useful to tbem In
many little way. The will doubtles
allow you to pay tbelr bills, take care
of their children and carry their votes
to the ballot box Just aa you do now.
"Ton had better come down grace
fully, and. above all. let no feeling of
discovered Inferiority betray you Into
evil speaking of the domestic powers.
Thereave been recent Instance of
distinguished gentlemen, no doubt ln
Kthtated by rebellious buabanda, who
have recklessly accused these guard
Ian angels of your flreulde of being
extravagant and frivolous. These
thluga are never uttered with Impuni
ty. I would, not insure the life of one
who libels tbe ladle f6r leas than cent
per cent.
"Dlsctte Justltlum mdnltl et non tern
nere Divas, which, as you may not un
derstand the backwoods pronunciation
of the oIqhsIc warning, I will translate
with a freedom befitting the day we
celebrate:
"Now. all you happy husbands,
Beware th rebel' tat!
, lAvt In obedience all your live,
Ulv up your latehkty to your wive
And never stay out late."
Laughter and cheers. From John
Blgelow's "Retrospections of an Active
Life" in Metropolitan" Magazine.
Th Alternative.
Constituent-Say, Bill, the salary
that goes with . my Job isn't half
enough to live on. Can't you use your
influence to have it raised a little? Al-uVi-uMD
I'm afraid not. Jake. But I'll
4o better than that. I'll use my In
"uenee to have a cheaper man appoint
l to the place. Chicago Tribune.
A QuioW Thlnkr.
Dlttersdorf Here come two evil
Vok!ng rawnJs. I shouldn't wonder If
we were held up. Helni-I'm afraid
40, By the bye, here's that dollar you
lent me thla morning. Meggcndorfer
Blatter. ,
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