Show CONDUCT COND DRY FARM scientific methods as practiced iri in california for years farmer simply divides his land into two portions anone half raising crops other half being summer fallowed fallowes Fall owed the system of dry farming methods recommended for the arld arid states Is that which has been successfully practiced on the pacific coast for more t than han a generation with such modifications as are adapted to different conditions of soil climate and rainfall the farmer simply divides his land into two portions on one half raising crops the other halt half being summer fallowed fallowes fall owed by this method which is easily understood and carried out tho the farmer has a long season instead of a short one and drives his work instead of being driven by it crops are produced by this method when the seasons are dryer than usual and one big crop is raised with one plowing one seeding several practically two years moisture and one ona harvesting tho the plowing must be deep the plan recommended is to plow old ground eight or nine inches deep it lq Is always better to plow in the fall where possible in order that the ground may absorb the winters moisture tho the sod becoming decomposed and the soil sufficiently compacted to form a good seed bod bad for spring planting all spring and summer plowing should be thoroughly harrowed the same day it is plowed if possible harrow and drill as well diagonally or at right angles to the way in which the winds blow the object in doing this is to prevent the land from drifting to hold bold the snow which falls on the plowed ground or winter grain to prevent tho the particles of soil or snow fr from om injuring the young grain in the 4 aap 4 w Y J 3 11 I 1 R M 0 f 4 tk ak an oat field on a dry farm drill furrows by being carried along these furrows by the wind winter grain should be sown early spring grain should be sown as ear early I 1 Y in the spring as the ground can be put in good condition and danger of hard freezing Is past the earli earlier er the grain Is sown the greater Is its chance of sto spooling oling another thing of vital importance Is to see that the seeds tire are planted properly the experience of the most intelligent and up to date farmers shows that by sowing 30 to 40 pounds of wheat per pei acre in the fall better results will be obtained than with more the press drill is one of the essential implements tor for the dry farmer it puts the grain in in proper shape and to the right depth pressing the soil coll around the seed which insures moisture to cause it to germinate making a gain of a week or ten days the man who sows bows alfalfa broadcast generally puts in from 20 to 40 pounds of seed per acre when if he uses a press presa drill ten to twelve pounds of seed will be sufficient the soil mulch is a most important factor it Is by soil mulch that the moisture is conserved the summer tallow fallow should bo be in a granular form of small lumps but care should be taken not to get it too fine the object of cultivating the summer fal lowed soil la is to prevent the tha formation of a crust to allow the proper action of tile the sun and air to break up the capillaries capil laries and prevent the moisture rising to the surface and evaporating andio intercept the growth of weeds the soil mulch must also be maintained on the land which Is raising the crop in the spring thoroughly harrow the winter grain or use a weeder and remember that to do this properly requires that the harrow teeth shall be sharp there are a large number of farmers who are afraid of harrowing their grain for fear of tearing out the man who once harrows with a good team and sharp harrow teeth will not only havo have no cause to regret it but will see that it t is always always done dona in the future alfalfa and grass gras i meadows should be thoroughly disked because alfalfa permanently occupies the land disking and harrowing Is the only meth ad by which the soil moisture can be properly saved potatoes corn and other rowed crops should bo be harrowed up t toi the time they got get too large jarga and atair that shallow level culture should be followed |