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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
9
Township Trustees of Westfield Township announce openings for Superintendent of Roads for both East and West halves and for Superintendent of Dragging for 1912. Applications due to Township Clerk by Feb 1 1912. Bond of $500 required. board may reject any or all applications. By order of Township Trustees. Adam Shafer Clerk.
Notice is given that on January 22, 1912, an instrument purporting to be the last will of D. W. Chittenden, late of Fayette County, Iowa, will come for hearing in the District Court at West Union for proof and admission to probate. Dated December 18, 1911. tt. W. Winston, Clerk.
A practical guide arguing for seed quality seed bed prep and early planting to raise oat yields from 29 to 60 bushels per acre. It stresses thorough seed cleaning grading smut treatment and using a drill for uniform depth and moisture. It warns against broadcasting and notes soil preparation before planting.
Agronomist F H Demaree notes that following corn with oats benefits from discing both ways before planting. Drilling instead of broadcasting increases yields by two to ten bushels per acre. Deep spring plowing is unnecessary. use a disc, smoothing harrow, and force feed drill for best results.
A seed bed's condition is crucial for oats and other crops. The article notes that about 70 percent of oats are planted before the bed is prepared, with many farmers broadcasting oats onto ground left rough or covered by shed debris. It stresses a well prepared seed bed yields better stands and crops.
A clipped form from an agronomy bulletin explains submitting details to a state agricultural college for better seed oats. It asks for variety, field history, seed samples, and contact information, promising inclusion on a seed grower list and guidance on testing and treating smut. The tone mirrors old farm bulletin language with handwritten fill-in prompts.
Center West growers face smut and rust which sap oats during early vigorous growth. Warm temperatures in May to July accelerate maturation, risking underdeveloped grain. To promote early maturity apply 200 to 500 pounds per acre of complete fertilizer high in phosphoric acid and potash, on rich black soils with about 2 percent ammonia, 8 percent phosphoric acid, and 7 percent potash.
Oats naturally follow corn in rotation. the season and ease of planting make oats desirable after corn or after wheat or barley where corn is not Brown. Moisture needs and sod effects favor rotation, and experiments show rotation boosts yields of oats, corn, and wheat. Some farmers in the southern corn belt drop oats, but good seed and prepared beds can yield good returns.
An Iowa State finding shows drilling oats yields higher output than broadcasting by spreading seed more evenly and saving seed. In 1907 drilling increased barley per acre by nine bushels. even with low prices, less than 36 acres paid for a drill that year. Favorable seasons reduce but do not negate the advantage of drilling.
Farmers should fan and grade oats before sowing to remove weed seed and light seed. Large plump grains outperform medium and small seeds, with 14.6 percent higher yield for large over medium and 33 percent more than small. Running oats through the machine once is often not enough, two or three passes may be needed.
Oats can be saved from smut at about ten cents per acre using formaldehyde. Tests show a 7 to 10 percent loss from smut, equating to 3 to 5 bushels per acre. One pound of 40 percent formaldehyde mixed with 40 gallons water treats 40 bushels. Spread oats four to five inches deep, apply with sprinkler, stir to distribute, then cover overnight. Drying next day allows sowing the same day. excess treated oats may be fed after 24 to 48 hours. Use proper strength. weak solution fails.
Robert Brand explains how grain should be dried in the shock before stacking to prevent dampness and heat in the pile. He notes oats in particular may sweat and develop a musty odor if stacked before full cure, reducing quality and palatability for horses.
Grain exchanges note losses from oat smut with farmers docking ten per cent for self-caused damage. Smut appears before ripe oats, reduces yield 7 to 12 per cent statewide. Tests show formaldehyde treatment prevents loss. advocates urge training agriculturists and businesslike farming.
In a favorable season like 1910 late oat varieties outperform early sorts due to more straw growth. Early oats yield uniformly but rarely reach extraordinary crops even under good conditions. Sixty Day is less suited for central and northern Illinois as a main crop, though viable where ground is good or sowing is late. The author notes regional suitability, with South Dakota Nebraska Ohio Kansas and southern Minnesota as examples, but not recommended for main crop in southern Minnesota.
A bulletin by H. G. Bell notes oats yield lagging with light bushel weights as heads fail to fill due to unbalanced plant nutrition. Ohio experiment station shows balanced fertilizer with proper crop rotation and tillage raising bushels per acre over multiple periods, including 1896 1899 and 1908.
The Nebraska experiment station reports it costs 11.38 to produce one acre of oats including labor seed and interest and taxes. At 35 cents per bushel, 32 bushels per acre cover full costs. 40 to 60 bushels could net good money with proper farming practices.
The passage explains fanning oats to remove chaff and undersized grains especially southward. It describes using a fanning mill to separate good plump seed and weed seeds, improving yield and quality of grain for trading and grading.
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