Weekly station . ly in the week. Date cf seeding of flax and the seeding of wheat varieties for theCereal office will be finished today. The winter wheat which was seeded on the station last fall under differ-ent conditions has not come through the winter* If winter wheat cannot comethrough as mild a winter as the one just past, it seems that there is not muchuse in seeding it* Arboriculture. Field work began April 1, when breaking was done in a portion of thecow pasture that is to beincluded in the shelterbeit nursery field. Plowingwas done on various small experimental plats 5n whi
Weekly station . ly in the week. Date cf seeding of flax and the seeding of wheat varieties for theCereal office will be finished today. The winter wheat which was seeded on the station last fall under differ-ent conditions has not come through the winter* If winter wheat cannot comethrough as mild a winter as the one just past, it seems that there is not muchuse in seeding it* Arboriculture. Field work began April 1, when breaking was done in a portion of thecow pasture that is to beincluded in the shelterbeit nursery field. Plowingwas done on various small experimental plats 5n which trees failed entirelylast summer. Discing and harrowing in Field E and Field 0 was done preparatory toplanting as soon as shipping is over. In order to get a start on the blister beetle all caragana hedges were(Sultivated April 1, in order io disturb the eggs of this beetle and the grass-hopper eggs on which the young beetle larva feed. It is hoped that by doingthis quite a number may be destroyed before they hatch Page 5 Mandan, continued: Shipping began the lU , of stock for the demonstration shelter-beltplantings in %cxning, South Dakota^ and Western Montana. Both deciduousand coniferous stock is being shipped as usual this year* Up to date 190shipments have been made* North Plattej April weather to date hag been less favorable to crop growth and theaccomplishment cf farm work fchssa was most of March* High winds have blown al-most continuously > The average wind velocity at the Table station for thehalf month ending today is 11 ,5 miles per hour* Two attempt at rain haveboth turned into sxiovte The precipitation record for the half month is lessthan one half an. inch* she minimum temperature raci IS, and the maximum S2degrees* Most of the fruit appears to be killed,. Spring grains have beenfrozen back, but no serious injory seems to have been done Scottsbluff: Weather conditions here the past week have been favorable for fieldwork. The spring apparently is openi
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