Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1918 — TEE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

TEE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY CO. AGENT LEAKING. A hybird variety of wheat developed by the Indiana experiment station yielded 6.7 bushels per acre more than the variety already used on the farm in a wheat variety trial conducted by Henry and Louis Toben, of Jordan township. Last fall these young men planted nine plots of one twentieth acre each, eight from different varieties of seed supplied by the experiment station and one from their own. These plots were laid out on level sandy loam soil, which had been manured, plowed and harrowed. The wheat was sown on September 25th. No fertilizer was used. The following results were secured: Bushels Variety. P er 1- Ball-2-v ........... 28.0 2- 56a1-l-2 .... ...,. • • 26.3 Beardless Winter Fife ..*.... 28.0 4- Amber 23.0 5- Rock 26.3 6- Reg 111-12-2-1 28.0 7- 66-2-2 b 29.7 8- •• • • 26.3 0-Own Variety 23.0 In this trial, Michigan Amber was used as a standard as it is known to be one of the best yielding wheats grown in the state. It will be seen that this was outyielded in every case, with the exception of the old variety raised on the farm. O—O Practical Wheat Conservation. By spending an hour and one half in raking a twelve acre wheat field after the threshers had finished, Julius Huff, living between Remington and Rensselaer, gleaned enough loose heads to thresh out nine bushels of wheat. “If every farmer would rake his wheat fields this year, we could save more wheat in this county than by the strictest household economy of flour,” says Mr. Huff. If every acre of wheat land in the county will produce as much loose wheat as each acre on Mr. Huff’s farm, our farmers will be able to gather 9,600 bushels of wheat from the rakings worth nearly $20,000. It is worth the trouble? O" "O Farmers’ Club Meetings. An interesting program has been arranged by the Milroy Farmers club to be held at the Milroy church Saturday evening, August 3rd. Come and bring your family. The Gillam Farmers’ club will meet Wednesday evening. August 7. Besides the program published last week, an extension speaker will give an interesting talk on an interesting subject. On account of the dedication of the new Fair Oaks school house, the North Union Farmers’ club has been postponed until Saturday evening, August 10th. Make your plans accordingly. - Z o—o