Wheat in South Dakota

South Dakota ranks second in the production of durum wheat, third in the production of spring wheats and tenth in total production of wheats. In yields per acre, South Dakota ranks lower than it should. The yield per acre, and consequently the net profit per acre, can be increased by good cultural practices, better crop rotations, planting adapted varieties, and by the control of diseases. Many wheat growers are also lamenting the fact that the quality of wheat grown has gradually decreased during recent years. This is caused mainly by the enormous increase of weeds, the mixing of varieties and the lack of control of diseases. Good cultural practices, good rotations, and disease control not only increase yield per acre but also improve the market quality at the same time

Correlations Between Length of Spike and Culm in Wheat and Certain Characters of Progeny, including Yield

Measurements of the central culm and head of 256 plants of Marquis wheat were made in 1919 , which were called mother heads and mother culms\u27 \u27 respectively. Each head was threshed separately and an equal number of kernels from each, sown in nursery rows with the seed from long heads alternating with that from short heads. The same order of planting was followed during the length of the experiment. Each row was threshed separately and seed saved for the following year

The Date of Seeding Winter Rye when the Ground is Dry or Wet

The position of winter rye as a well-established crop in South.Dakota is indicated by the fact that substantial acreages are sown each year. Such position for winter rye results from the fact that it is a comparatively sure crop, capable of producing fair yields when seeded over wide range of time and conditions. Yields from seeding at different dates at the experiment substation at Highmore indicate that under usual circumstances maximum yields can be secured from seeding at the optimum date, September 15. In seasons when rainfall is abnormally high or abnormally low the the safest method of handling seed of winter rye would be to delay seeding for some weeks after the optimum date until conditions are favorable. This delay in seeding winter rye in order to avoid possible loss of valuable seed is warranted on the basis of fairly good yields secured from later seeding