KANSAS. 



R. J. WEMYSS, 



ABILIXE, CLAY COUNTY. 



Manager Kansas Wheat Land Trusts — Winter Wheat Farm 

 on the Contract System. 



THE WHEAT LAND TRUSTS 



farm is situated ten miles south of Clay Center, and consists 

 of 2,880 acres, all in Fall wheat. The prairie was broken 

 in May and June of 1879, with the ordinary breaking plow, 

 to a depth of from two to three inches. A portion (about 

 one quarter) was cross plowed and dragged twice, from July 

 20th to August 10th ; the plowing being closely followed by 

 the harrows. It was then seeded from September 10th to 20th 

 with the "Chicago Screw Harrow," and dragged once. 

 ^ The remainder ot the land was not plowed, but was run 

 over three times, trom August 6th to October 5th, with the 

 screw harrow, the seed being sown the third time, and then 

 dragged once. The quantity of seed sown per acre was one 

 and one-half bushels ; the screw harrow having a force feed 

 broadcast seeder. 



The variety sown was : 



Early Red May, - - - 



Fultz (Red), 



Walker, " . - _ . 



Odessa, " - - - - 



Clawson (White), - - - 



Kansas, " _ _ _ 



The land is rolling, npland prairie, of limestone formation, 

 with an immense growth of grass, blue-joint mostly. The soil 

 is a heavy clay loam. 



This work was all done by contract, the Trust furnishing 

 nothing but the screw harrows (of which ten were used) and 



