Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Cultivated Grains 311 Fig. 200. Wheat growing on plot No. 6, which had had a heavy crop of rye plowed under, and deeply plowed and summer fallowed after each harvest. Compare with Fig. 199, and results noted in table in 11449. ly, but not always, so decidedly in favor of early prepara- tion. Indeed, sometimes there is no gain whatever, but seldom if ever, any decreased yields result from early deep plowing. 448. Listing in Arid Sections is someti


Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Cultivated Grains 311 Fig. 200. Wheat growing on plot No. 6, which had had a heavy crop of rye plowed under, and deeply plowed and summer fallowed after each harvest. Compare with Fig. 199, and results noted in table in 11449. ly, but not always, so decidedly in favor of early prepara- tion. Indeed, sometimes there is no gain whatever, but seldom if ever, any decreased yields result from early deep plowing. 448. Listing in Arid Sections is sometimes preferred to flat breaking, especially if the fields are level and do not wash. Prof. TenEyck reports the following results with wheat at the Ft. Hays Kansas Experiment Station: Yield of Wheat on Flat Broke, Listed, and Fallowed Land Soil Preparation Late fall y)lowed Early fall plowed Early fall Summer fallowed (2 plots alternated) Suifimer fallowed, each plot Yield per Acre in Bushels Total in 5 Years Average â 12.


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