WHEAT 155 



For wheat, the best preparation of this land is to 

 burn the stubble on the first warm, windy day in 

 the spring, and either cultivate shallow before 

 seeding or give one or two strokes of the harrow 

 after seeding, the object being to form a mulch to 

 conserve whatever moisture may be in the soil, 

 until the commencement of the June rains. " 



FALL PLOWING 



"With regard to fall plowing it may be said 

 that, as a rule, on account of short seasons and dry 

 soil, very little work can possibly be done in the 

 fall; but if the stubble-land is in a condition to 

 plow and the stubble is not too long, that portion 

 intended for oats and barley may be plowed, if 

 time permits. 



"It is, however, a mistake to turn over soil in 

 a lumpy or dry condition, as nine times out of ten 

 it will remain in the same state until May or June, 

 with insufficient moisture to properly germinate 

 the seed, and the crop will very likely be overtaken 

 by frost." 



The writer would suggest the discontinuing of 

 stubble burning as advocated by Professor 

 MacKay. Better disk thoroughly and ' leave 

 stubble on the field. 



Professor MacKay urges strongly that "early 

 and thorough work on fallows is absolutely neces- 

 sary to success." He has tested several methods 

 and recommends as the best methods : Single deep 

 plowing, seven to eight inches deep, before the 

 last of June, followed by surface cultivation 

 during the growing season sufficient to destroy 



