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Show SAVING MOISTURE IN SOIL More Can Be Done In Thlrty-SIx Houre Following Rainfall Than at Any Other Time. By W. C. PAT.MKIl. North Dakota Agricultural Agri-cultural Colli-., In the saving of moisture In the soil many of us are a good deal like the rabbit in the fable. In the winter time he was always speaking- of building build-ing a house next summer. When summer sum-mer came and he w as reminded of It, be answered, "Every bush Is a house now." When a good shower comes w e ought to get the moisture Into tbe soil and keep It there. We have no assurance assur-ance that we will have more rain right away; that there will be enough to ripen rip-en the crop, to put tbe soli In good condition con-dition for plowing, to leave tbe soil with a good moisture content for next spring. More can be done in tbe 38 hours following a rnln than at any other time. If the soil Is too dry, then save what little moisture is left. Remember Re-member that moisture cannot pais up through loose soil. |