Archive image from page 742 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 WHEAT WHEAT 669 .m methods previously mentioned of cleaning and grading the seed, improvement is sure to follow. Shriveled wheat will germinate, but the best results cannot be expected from such seed. In many regions it is absolutely necessary to treat the seed with some chemical to destroy the germs of smut. [See below under Enemies.] Seedinq.âThe time for sowing will depend on the c
Archive image from page 742 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 WHEAT WHEAT 669 .m methods previously mentioned of cleaning and grading the seed, improvement is sure to follow. Shriveled wheat will germinate, but the best results cannot be expected from such seed. In many regions it is absolutely necessary to treat the seed with some chemical to destroy the germs of smut. [See below under Enemies.] Seedinq.âThe time for sowing will depend on the climatic variations and on the dangers of attack from the Hessian fly. With fall wheat, time must be allowed for suffi- cient growth of the young plants to be able to with- stand the rigors of win- ter. Wheat has the abil- ity to germinate and grow at comparatively low tem- peratures, but due care should be exercised not to subject the early growth either to severe frost or to sudden changes of the season. No best time for seeding can be given for any locality. As a rule, the depth of seeding will vary with the porosity of the soilâthe lighter the soil the greater the depth. The seed should be planted not less than one nor more than three inches deep, and by the use of such machinery as will place it uniformly and secure perfect covering by the soil. Many factors enter into the question of the proper amount of seed to sow per acre. The yield will not depend on the quantity of seed sown, for the differences in varieties are very great; size of seed, quality, condition of seed-bed and time of seeding, character of the soil and climatic influ- ences all have to be considered. Repeated experi- ments in many states lead to the conclusion that six to eight pecks would be the proper range for quantity. As a rule, wheat is not cultivated after being planted. The practice of harrowing, once followed on the surface and thereby retain the moisture, as well as give the plants better condi
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