Date of Seeding — The following were the results obtained by experiment : — 



Wheat on fallow. 

 Date Seeded Wt.' per bus. Bus. per acre 



average 2 years 



First seeding 63 lbs. 35. 208 



Second seeding 63 lbs. 33 . 250 



Third seeding 63 lbs. 34 . 847 



Fourth seeding 61 lbs. 32.625 



Fifth seeding 59 lbs. 32 . 667 



To obtain the highest yields of wheat of the best quality these factors should guide 

 our seeding operations: 



1. Time spring opens up — late spring, sow wheat as soon as possible. 



2. Preparation of land — seed fallow land earlier than second or third crop. 



3. Kind of land — seed heavy land first. 



4. Geographical location — Northern parts of the province, early seeding desirable 

 for wheat. 



5. Thickness of seeding — thick seeding promotes early maturity. 



6. Kind and varieties of wheat — Red Fyfe should be seeded first, Marquis later, 

 when these are used upon the same farm. 



To "do our bit" as grain growers and produce every possible bushel in 1916, we 

 must employ plump, well-matured seed, free from weeds, treated with formalin, of 

 Marquis or the Red Fyfe variety, seeded at the proper depth, at the proper rate and at 

 the right date. 



IMPORTANCE OF THE FANNING MILL 



Let a farm be as clean and well cultivated as it may be and the crop grown a good 

 one, it is still a fact that cleaning the seed will soon pay for a good cleaner. A fanning 

 mill costs, say $30.00, a man needs to make only $1.00 an acre on thirty acres to pay 

 for the machine. 



The poorly equipped fanning mill is responsible for a lot of inferior and dirty grain 

 being sown. Without a proper complement of screens it is impossible to do good 

 work. 



The capacity of a mill frequently gets more attention than it deserves. Efficiency 

 is of much greater importance. 



In operating, nothing is of greater importance than the air blast, as it is the scale by 

 which is weighed the heavy and light seed. It should be strong enough to carry over 

 the back all light grains, big or little, and not too strong to blow over much good grain. 

 It is particularly essential that the blast be regular. If the speed is reduced even momen- 

 tarily lighter grains are sure to fall where they do not belong, if too strong there will be a 

 loss of good grain. Where gasoline or electric power is available, it will prove more 

 satisfactory than the steadiest of man power. 



For the most part hand machines are best for ordinary farm purposes. The 

 volume of work can readily be handled by a hand machine and the additional cost of a 

 power outfit is not warranted by the better work they do. But there is a place for the 

 power machine in the hands of the seed centres that are springing up here and there 

 through the country under the supervision of the C.S.G.A. — Prof. James Murray, 

 Macdonald College, Que. 



An important factor in crop improvement in addition to good seed is the selection 

 of a good variety. In the growing of any crop one should be sure that he has the variety 

 best adapted to his conditions. After having chosen the best variety, it is further 



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