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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Growing Corn
BY C. L. SMITH,
O.-W. R. N. Agriculturist,
mm EARLY every single corn plat
mm in the Northwest was visited
mm during the 1914 growing season
by myself or my assistant, in most
cases accompanied by the County
Agriculturist. At the time of harvest
the yields were certified to by two or
more disinterested parties, and either
the Superintendent of Schools or
county .agricultural Agent, in ine
case of boys' contest, and the con-
testants generally were well satis-
fled with the correctness oi weights
and measures. '
The following statement from the
Malheur district, certified to by the
master of Malheur County Pomona .
Grange and by a committee of three
members of the Grange, is as exact
In detail as it is possible to secure:
Bushels
Shelled
Corn Acrs
Field per In
Contestant Prize. Weight. Acre. Fid
E. L. Tate, sweepstake 8210
Bert Robinson, first. .. 7980
O. W. Swigert, second. 7515
H. R. Hatch, third 7105
Alex Wade 6905
A, Bradney 6155
Nyssn District.
A. M. Johnson, first... 7757
F. C. Frye, second 7050 i
W. B. Van Dyke, third 6913
W. T. Conant 7150
William Poitz 7790
E. S. Butler 7760
Cairo District.
Henry Johnson, first.. 6350
' Fred Bender, second... 5385
L. D. Gordon, third 5510
T. C. Johnson 6191
D. B. Ramey 6575
W. J. Jenkins 6354
121.68 9
,112.30 8
108.70 19
102.13 9
98.97 16
92.33 13
112.95 8
102.38 38
98.75 8
102.14 28
107.11 8
107.37 12
94.14 3
71.40 7
77.50 S
73.20 30
78.34 11
75.30 t
There were 12 others in the con
test who had yields of from 46 to 90
bushels.
Without Fertilization.
These wonderful, yields were made
on land that had been six or more
years in alfalfa without fertilization.
It took an average of less than 70
pounds of corn to make a bushel of
shelled corn. The average cost of
growing and cribbing a bushel of
corn was about 12 cents. The com
plete data regarding the method of
growing, the yields, and the cost of
production, etc., are tabulated and
are a matter of record in the office
of the County Agriculturist, whero
they may be consulted at any time.
The following story of Harvey R.
Hatch is a sample of the reports re
ceived from growers:
Sample Report.
In presenting my report of the acre
of corn entered in the Malheur Corn
Contest, I have thought perhaps a
brief history of this particular acre
of growing would be of interest.
In its natural state Pame Nature
had covered It with a dense growth
of sagebrush, the soil being of a
sandy nature, the winds of years had
blown the surface up in small sand
dunes or hillocks.
In the early Summer of 1898 the
brush was cieaied and the ground
leveled with a slip scraper with Its
accompanied back aches and heart
aches. Land was seeded to alfalfa
September 1, 1893, remaining In al
falfa for 17 years, yielding on an
average of IVi tons per acre per year,
or 12714 tons for this particular acre.
In the Spring of 1911 the alfalfa sod
was plowed and sown to wheat, yield
ing 6"Vi bushels per acre.
In the Spring of 1912 the ground
was again plowed and sown to oats,
which ylcHfd 90 bJshels per acre.
In the Spring of 1913 the ground"
was again plowed and sown to clover
with oats as a nurse crop, oats yield
ing 65 bushels per acre, a stand of
clover being secured on only a por
tion of the land, it was decided to
plant same to corn in 1914.
. The portion of the acre not having
a stand of clover was given a dress
ing of barnyard manure applied with
an International manure spreader in
the early Spring.
On the 20th of April ground was ir
rigated, on April 25th the clover had
grown to a height of about a foot and
ground plowed seven Inches deep, fol
lowed by doublo discing and harrow
ing with a spike-tooth harrow three
times, leaving the soil in free condi
tlon for planting. Planted May 7,
medium stand secured, seed not
tested. Harrowed twice after plant
ing. When corn had become large
enough to .be injured by harrowing
it was cultivated once with a horse
B-tooth cultivator, followed by two
cultivators with two-horse 6-shovel
enlf ivjitnr.
Corn was then furrowed out with
single shovel plow and irrigated to report to the secretary of the Na
when well tasseled out. When tonal ToD-Notch Farmers' Pluh
ground was dry enough to work, it "v ' . C , armer" Uul
was again cultivated with the one- Which has Its headquarters at Spring
horse cultivator, being too large for field, Illinois, the names of farmers
the two-horse cultivator. Then foi. who have obtained the high yields of
lowed another furrowing out with a , ... .... , '
second Irrigation when the ears had Pr1URe that entitle them to mem
well formed; third irrigation given bership. This means 100 0." more
when kertials were in the milk, which bushels of corn or oats to the acre,
completed the operating to harvest rl. . , '
Plowing, $2.50; discing, 90c; har- 50 or more bushels of Wheat to the
rowing, $1; manure, J2; planting, too; acre, 400 or more bushels of potatoes
in the Northwest
cultivating. ?2.50; furrowing for Ir
rigation, 30c; cost of seed, 5 Ho; gath
ering corn, S5: estimated rent of land,
(10: estimated cost, (25.10.
Number bushels corn harvested,
97.13, and number bushels seed com.
6. Total bushels, 102.13. Market
value. $1.25 per hundred.
fsidf h'vrwy hhVtph
F kLii, n Jfu f
t orty boys with an average yield of
over 90 busheU per acre indicates
Following is a report from one of
them:
How I Grew My Cren of Cera.
By Adolphus Weathers, Touchet, Wash.
A Corn Club was organized of the
oy8.l;?.unl'r0e,chet. 'P aIarc.h' .1914'
tl, nVfP,?HUP7h? ni,0.tinr
school, perfected the organization.
We signed up contracts for our seed
corn and it was sent to us by Lou
S. Smith, Assistant Agriculturist of
the Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation Company. .
A circularwas sent to us by Mr.
Smith instructing us how to select
and test seed corn. The seed was
tested by the agricultural class in a
rag doll tester -and showed a high
percentage of vitality.
My acre of ground was good bot-
torn land topsoll about 16 Inches
deep with clay and sand subsoil. This
year brforT it was and 'which had
been cropped for many years.
The land was plowed in November.
1913, with a 14-inch walking plow to
a depth of about four inches. Then
it was disced twice and harrowed
three times. I did not use any manure
or other fertilizer, but the Boil was
well pulverized and in good condi
tion for planting.
I planted my corn, which was of
mo jtiio uo"l vmiei, on me m
day of May, 1914. I planted the seed
two feet apart in the rows and the
rows three feet apart. When It was
about 10 inches high I noticed that a
hill here and there was dying. I
examined it and found that wire
worms were bothering it Sometimes
there would be as many as six worms
in one stalk.
They only worked on it about a
week, then I replanted it and all went
well until it was nearly matured,
when the beavers started In on it.
They only worked at night. They
would cut the corn off about six
Inches from the ground and drag it
into the creek. I had a fairly good
stand of corn and I cultivated it four
times, using a one-horse five-shovel
cultivator, cultivating three inches
deep.
In good time the corn ripened and
early in October I began husking it.
Whenever I found a flrBt-class ear I
layed It aside for seed, choosing those
ears wnicn were well matured, well
filled out at ends and which seemed
to be true to type. This seed I hung
up to dry in a warm, dry place for
no- t,vt
. jvut. r
Several of those Interested In the
Boys' Club work visited my corn field
during the Summer as well as some
or. my friends and neighbors. Fol
lowing is the cost of my acre of corn
Team Belt
hrs.
Plowing, discing and
harrowing 9
Hoeing acre of corn ...
Planting ly,
Cultivating acre of
corn 24
Work In gathering
corn
Estimated rent of
land
hrs.
9
19
lti
24
32
f 2.20
lf0
80
3.60
3.20
5.00
Total cost of pro
ducing one acre
of corn $16.20
Estimated value of corn from acre:
Number of bushels common
corn made on my prize acre 68.21-70
Number of bushels seed corn 22.26-70
TotnUnumber of bushels on
my prize acre 90.47-70
Market value of common
corn at time of putting in
crib, 85c , $68.05 4
Market value of Beed corn at
that time at 3c 46.95
Market value of aii my corn
both common and seed. ., .$105.03 '4
Total profit on my acre corn 8.83',4
Cost of corn per bushel 178
(Signed.) ADOLPHUS WEATHERS,
Age 13 years.
Reports from two other boys will
be printed next week.
Why Not Join Club
of Top-Notchers?
THE readers of the Oregon-Wash-
ington-Idalio Farmer are invited
1
to the acre, or six or more tons of
alfalfa hay per acre.
There Is no expense attending
membership in the National Top
Notch Farmers' Club.
Up to the present time 1347 men
with records of growing more than
100 bushels of corn per acre have
been reported to the Springfield of
fice, six men have reported yields o(
over six tons of alfalfa hav ner acre,
io men have reported yields of mora
than 190 bushels of oats t0 the acrei
18 me have reported yields of over
. ,....u., ' ; t i.
-
50 or more bushels of wheat to the
acre.
Some Washington farmers with
rights to membership are Lea Albin,
of Prosser. with 104.5 bushels of
oorn t0 tne acre; pearl Hlghfill, of
Prosser, with 106.4 bushels to tho
awe; Basil Sutton, of Prosser, with
. . . J, . t.
? bushels; C. E. Berry, of Walla
Walla, with 134.4 bushels of corn
per acre (prizewinner for biggest
yield at Walla Walla show); Ed
Starkey, of Prosser, with 114 bush-
eiS( au"d Grant McKee, of Selah, with
no bushels of corn to the acre,
,
The Call of the Land.
It throbs through the noontide crushes
Where the gaunt street canyons
u the hMh0
yawn,
In the dark before the dawn:
ll
Now ringing with sharp command,
Summoning souls from the city
Hark to the Call of the Land!
"I have fed your mouths from my
bounty
Since the days when you toiled alone
And turned up my virgin mcadowB
With your spades of wood and bone.
I have watched your eyes grow restless
T hnva baaii t.nil nonsia ntiH nflrt
Drawn from your ancient mother
By tne iure of tne COurt and mart,
"Engulfed in the sordid city,
And deaf t0 my warning cry,
j nave Been you ,.eei and stunible,
t have seen you faint and die:
t have heard your sobs of anguish,
i have heard your groans of pain,
nd I raise my voice to warn you,
I reach you my arms again,
"Are you broken in heart and body?
Are you shrunken in mind and soul?
Hasten back to me, your mother,
And my care will make you whole.
Are you shaken in faith and discour-
aged?
Are you buffeted, bruised and sore?
Creep out to me from the gutters
And I'll make you men once more,
"Come out to me in the open
From the dark where you cringe and
grope;
Let your thews arrow big with labor,
While your hearts grow great with
hope,
Tou shall stand with your heads in
the sunshine,
t- -1,-n -t..,i .i.u ...
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the sod
And your faith In me shall lead you
To a surer faith In God."
Lewis R. Freeman.
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