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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
3
The Hessian fly lifecycle brief notes that adults live a few days and flies peak with planting timing. Delaying sowing past fly emergence helps wheat survive, with fertilizer 200 to 400 pounds per acre of 2 to 3 percent ammonium content boosting early growth. Read USDA Farmers' Bulletin 640 for details and plan experiments if needed.
Three year observations by P L Simons of Calhoun County Michigan show fertilized wheat yielding 21 bushels per acre versus 3 to 5 bushels on unfertilized plots. Fertilizer seemed to boost plant vigor, reducing Hessian fly damage and supporting clover stands. Late sowing may avoid fall brood but strong healthy plants are key for spring brood control.
Seedbed preparation and soil feeding set the stage for wheat growth. Since wheat is not cultivated after sowing, all necessary cultivation must occur before seeding to ensure a strong start and steady development.
Ohio Experiment Station Bulletin 243 demonstrates that high quality wheat yields higher profits, with fertilized crops reaching 34.15 bushels per acre and 94 percent plump kernels versus 8.45 bushels with 51 percent plump kernels when unfertilized. Millers pay more per bushel for high quality wheat, per a Chicago Board of Trade member.
Clyde A. Waugh notes in Farm and Fireside that high wheat yields rely on a balanced plant food ration and timely care. He stresses nourishing calves from birth, and feeding cattle a generous ration to prevent disease and ensure early, high quality growth for market.
A noted institute worker warns against farmers aiding a pest by late sowing and poor seedbeds. He urges early sowing, cooperative farming, and use of plant food to strengthen crops, noting ammonia is vital for healthy growth and higher yields. He cites fertilizer profits and the pest attacking weak plants.
A farmer preacher promotes feeding crops with nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash to boost wheat yields and profits. The verse argues higher prices and bigger harvests when crops are fertilized, promising better records and broader use on other crops next year.
A farm writer, J. F. Hudson, notes that applying fertilizer to one crop often raises yields in the following crops. An Ohio Station experiment shows wheat fertilizer increased other crops by about 86 percent of the wheat gain, with corn benefiting when fertilizer is broadcast or drilled in sod or even when the field is in sod.
Farmers should treat tired soils, not overwork them. Limestone and fertilizer together boost yields, especially with wheat, giving better results than using either alone.
Solomon W Lowdermilk named administrator of Leah S Lowdermilk's Sullivan County Indiana estate by the Sullivan circuit court. The estate is likely solvent. Attorney M A Haddon to handle proceedings. First insertion July 26 1916.
A medical advertisement proclaims cures without drugs or surgery for chronic and incurable diseases and specializes in stomach liver and nervous troubles. It promises to teach patients to eradicate causes and invites calls or visits to the Sullivan Indiana address at 419 West Washington Street.
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