rilKLlMltfAUY WORK ON OAT SMUT IN BOX BUTTE COUNTY
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ion oy oat smut in Box Butte coantv every year, decided to work .inn
Shi line. The nrit step was taken on March 23, when the county agent
mt out a circular letter to the majority of farmers throughout the county
ailing attention and giving direction! for the treatment of seed omts to pre
smut. The letter also enclosed a blank to be filled In as to the num
ber of acres the cooperators would treat and leave untreated. An envelope
was enclosed for the return of this blank to the office of the county agent.
As result of this circular letter several farmers throughout the county eith
er treated all of their oats or at least a portion. The oooperators were ask
ed to leave a portion untreated a nd to treat another portion so as to carry
n a cooperative demonstration. Many men treated all of their oats, while
men ireaiea a part in one field that bad been cropped different than the
Aer untreated portion on another field.
,. Tn,a W0M,d not Permit a bushel per acre conipariHon, but nevertheless
, lias shown the effectiveness at any rate of formalin treatment for oat smut.
'. A few men were found whone treated portion and untreated portion were of
the Bame variety on the saae kind of land, cropped previously In the same
Manner.
These fields were carefully manured by the county agent with the as
sistance of the Instructor of Agriculture from the Alliance high school. At
present time one or two of the demonstration fields have not been threshed,
while in other cases damage from stock, trouble in threshing,' etc.. have
nade It Impossible to get a correct demonstration on the bushel per acre
basis. Oat smut counts were made on 118 untreated fields in the county
nd sixteen treated fields. This shows the extent to which oat smut was
prevalent in Box Butte county, and also shows the effectiveness of the for
Malin treatment for oat smut as done by the cooperators themselves.
It was the observation of the county agent as well as all of the cooper
ators that the treated oats was either entirely free from smut or else a very
low per cent as compared to the untreated oats. In addition to this the
treated oats showed a stronger vitality than the untreated oats. On the
rdlnary year the plants affected with smut are much more stnuted and con
sequently not so plainly visible. They are found lower down than the
healthy oats.
The fact that smut was entirely eliminated in many of the treated por
tions of the field while the untreated portion showed a high per cent of smut
has demonstrated to many of the cooperators that smut is a disease control
ante ny proper treatment and not a pure development of the weather. One
operator stated that a conservative estimate on the amount he saved by
treating his oats for smut would be at least $150. At a later date when the
Mault from threshing of the treated and untreated oats are in, a more com
plete report will be made.
Thla work was not carried on under project form during 1916 but will
SMoabtedly b carried n as one of the active projects for 1916.
. , BOX BUTTS COUNTY OAT SMUT DATA
Per Gaol Snnt fa Oats In Untreated Fields by Precincts
ruKCINCT NO. FIELDS PERCENT SMUT
s
Lawn . ? 6
Dorsey , . . . . 16
Running Water 6
Liberty 2
Nonpareil 12
Box Butte 28
Snake Creek
Wright 11
Lake 20
Boyd 17
7.80
6.84
9.13
7.16
6.64
6.63
13.47
8.24
4.42
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2.
3.
4.
6.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
IS.
16.
Per Cent 8mut In Fields Treated for Smut
NAME PERCENT SMUT
J. A. Keegan 0
L. D. Blair t . . 1.4
Powell tffcd Ata ......... 1.1
D. B. Purinton . . .
P. H. Kaufford . ,
P. H. Kaufford . .
Robert Anderson
Robert AadejMoa
Theo. Corvin
E. W. Purinton . .
P. H. Nasoa
J. L. Wiltsey
A. S. Enyeart . . .
A. S. Enyeart . . .
A. a Enyeart . . .
J. B. Leitb
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9
0
0
0
0.
6
Total Field Treated.
OAT SMUT COMPARISON
-TIIKATKD VS. L'NTIIKATKI)
PERCENT SMUT
NAME TREATED UNTREATED
.1. J. A. Keegan " 0 2.0
2. L. D. Blair , 1.4 8.6
3. Powell and Att 1.1 33.1
4. D. E. Purinton 0 7.3
5. Robert Anderson 1 H.l
6. Theo. Colvin 0 6.4
7. E. W. Purinton 0 1.4
8. F. H. Nason 9 1.1
9. J. L. Wiltsey 0 , .6
10. J. B. Lelth 0 6.8
(hit Smut Totals In Box Butte Count)
No. Fields Percent Smut
Untreated Fields .: 118 5.73
Treated Fields 16 16
Treated Untreated
Direct comparisons of Treated and Untreated Fields .. . .26 7.84
OO-OPKKATIVK FIELD TEST OF NOKTHKKN VS. HOME ..UOYVX
EARLY OHIOS
In eastern Nebraska it is easily demonstrated that the Northern fcrown
Early Ohio seed potatoes give greater profits than the Native Ohios.
.This is something that bad not been tested systematically in this coun
ty, or under western Nebraska conditions. Northern Ohios normally cost
when laid down here about twice the price of the native Ohio seed potatoes.
Furthermore, it was known that these Northern seed potatoes were practic
ally no more free from disease than the native Ohios.
The Northern grown potatoes in general represent a truer Early Ohio
shape and type than the native potatoes. But the real Questions confront
ing the potato growers of this county were whether is was profitable to pay
the difference in price of the seed, and would the difference in yield and
shape warrant this practice? The economic question facing the Box Butte
Farmers' Association was: Could they permit the constant shipping in of
disease, when one object the organization had in view was tb elimination
of as much of the potato disease as possible?
A car load of Northern potatoes was shipped into the county by a po
tato dealer. In view of these questions it was decided to test the northern
and home grown potatoes as to yield. This being simply a test, no definite
conclusions could be made from just one year's work as to yields of each.
It must be remembered that this was an abnormal year so far as rain
fall is concerned. It has been a season more nearly like the climate the
northern potatoes are adapted to. On a dry or normal year the yield of
native Ohios might be much better than the northern seed.
It has been demonstrated however that the northern wed produced
potatoes f bettor shape. . This same thing ran be accomplished by hill sel
ection of our native potatoes, for seed purposes. The growers however re
ceived the same price for their produce of each kind of seed.
The most important' demonstration was that the northern ictatoea it
tht field showed all diseases common to Box Butte potatoes. In generi.1.
there was more bacterial wilt in the northern than in the native potatoes.
This means that for our potato growers to take the chances on paying high
er prices for northern seed, the non-advance in eradication of potato diseas
es, there must be a considerable difference in yield to make the ue of north
ern seed a profitable practice.
CO-OPKRATIVK FIELD TEST, NORTHERN VS. NATIVE OHIOS
,.Box Butte Farmers' Ass'n cooperating with Extension Dept. Nebraska
College Agriculture and United States Dept. of Agriculture:
(Continued on page 8)
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In introducing this new Ramely model we beliere that we present a one-man outfit which embodies all the necesean iaJin
cafaons for a successful small farm tractor. It is a one-man outfit in every sense; a tractor designed for use on tlxelraaB farm.
wbre a tractor of light weight, convenient handling and economy is desired for field and belt work.
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only plowing, but all the power jobs, tractive aud belt, encountered on the average farm. ...
This tractor, beside i plowing, will pull your harrows and discs, drills, packers, binders; it will haul your belt machines from'
one setting to another, haul loads over fields and on the road. As for belt work, it will run a small size grain separaJtor, operate'
your silage cutter, sheller, feed mill and saw rig in short, handle every atid all power jobs within its power. - v. ;
FOR PLOWING
As a one-man power plowing outfit the Ruuaely aencral Utility Tractor meets all requirement for efficient work, iimplicity
and ease of operation. Tractor and plows are combined in one machine, and the control of the entire outfit is centered in front
of the operator's seat.
The above illustration clearly shows the arrangement of plows two bottoms, attached to the frame by means of a swing
ing draw bar, all mechanism and plows direeUy in view of the operator. The plows are automatically raised and leweredte
simple pressure of the foot on the trip raises or lowers the plows at the will of the operator. '
The plows ar hitched to one side so that all three wheels are on unplowed ground at the same time the load is so unbal
anced that there is no draft on the tractor.
The depth of the furrow can be changed without leaving the seat or stopping the tractor. When used for other purpose
than plowing, the plows and plow frame are detached. It is a aimple matter for one man to quickly take them oft
FOR OTHER JOBS
For other tractive jobs the tractor runs in the opposite direction to that in plowing
This brings the operator on the left
hand side, r or instance, in pulling binders, the operator can easily see just how close to the grain he is running, as he is sitting on
v "v. ft. ...... , noiu.i; in mm vuiiiurciiuu Liie uiuucrK are so nnenofi to tne draw har that th .irv ho..i
idler wheel and Rteering wheel have plenty of clearance on the standing grain
i nis reverse action is secured by the simple operation of swinging the seat around so that the operator is facing the steering
wheel in front. Releasing a pin permits the swinging of the seat, which action automatically reverses the steering uicchaniMH
In other words the operator controls the tractor in exactly the same manner regardless of in what direction it i traveling
A belt pully is located on the side, operated from a clutch inside the transmission ease furnishing ample and stead v row
er for the many belt machines used on the small farm. 1
The Power Plant
The motor is a four-cylinder heavy duty type, aud espec
ially constructed to withstand severe tractor strains. Th
bearings are larger, metal thicker, castings heavier all con
structed with a view to hard usage and wear. It is IJuincly
made throughout in our own shops.
It is governor controlled, and the speed of the engine can
be adjusted while the motor is running. The hand throttle en
ables the operator to run his engine at low speed when idle. .
The tractor is equipped with a simple automatic carbure
tor the ignition is the dual system of jump spark and magne
to the engine is water-cooled with radiator, fan and circula
tion pump.
Enclosed Gearing
Kvery gear in the transmission ease on the Humely General
Utility Tractor is a cut gear all gears are encased, including
the bull gear. Not only are the gears in absolute dirt and dust
proof cases, but all are running in oil.
Roller Bearings
Holler bearings exclusively are used throughout the Rum
ely tractor, insuring increased tractor efficiency, no adjustment
and the minimum amount of attention.
Frame and Wheels f
The outfit is mounted on a frame of rigid "1" btaui con
struction, securely riveted to form a solid unit lhat will with
stand the severest usage and strains.
The drive wheel is open construction a new Humely fea
ture making it self-cleaning and especially strong gripping
on hard, rigid ground. The drive wheel is provided with mun
icipal type lugs for ordinary and road work; spikes are sup
plied for heavy field work.
The steering wheel is a double wheel operating through
bevel gears on a ball bearing mounted turnable.
Control
Full control is from the operator's seat the clutch con
trol, raising aud lowering the plows, the lever to control the
depth of plowing. The spark control and hand throttle are on
nte sieernig posi
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Clutch
We use the three disc type clutch the simplest , type of
construction and operation. To operate, there is a simple
movement forward to go ahead aud the pull back to reverse.
There jtf no shifting of gears quick and positive action and no
chance' for confusion. This clutch is of course running in oil. '
OTHER FEATURES 7
As will be seen from the cut shown herewith the heavy tractor wheel runs in front of the plows, breaking down all weeds
and stubble in front of the plows. Notice the position of the plow from tte driver's seat. The hang of the plow, on the lever
gives greater traction on the tractor wheel by dropping the plow s. '
i ii From aU a n gh 1 es i g n construction and operation, the Rumely General Utility Tractor promises to successfully till the
lull for a one-man plowing outfit and general purpose tractor. We can also furnish this same type tractor with three plows.
Demonstrators on display at Alliance by '
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E. T. Kibble & Company
Agents for Northwestern Nebraska
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