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Show V ... - TO PREVENT SOIL BLOWING Planting of Windbreaks Will Temper Force of Winds and Prevent Loss of Much Land. The oMer a country becomes and the drier the season Is, the greater Is the danger of the wind blowing away the beat part of the soil. The win, Her (he country, and the lesa timber and hedge rows and windlm-uK there are the greater the danger of blowing, says Wallace's Farmer. There Is not much danger of It when a new prairie cod In broken up, because the vegetable vegeta-ble fiber holds the soli together lit a surprising way. There Is not much danger when the land Is well supplied sup-plied with vegetable matter through the application of manure or In any other way. The danger Increases with the absence of windbreaks and with the decrease of vegetable matter In the soil through continual cultivation. The (lunger Is always greater when the surface of the laud Is smooth, as after It has been rolled or grain has been harrowed In rather than disked. This will Indicate tbe best method of prevention. We are told that there are large area lu Canada where the land has been farmed a number of years, w here a warranty deed, no matter by whom given, will not hold the land. The same condition of things will exist In the newly settled west, particularly In the semlarld section, If the land Is given over continuously to the cultivation cultiva-tion of crops. A good soil contains only about two per cent, of vegetable matter, and when this Is reduced to one per cent, which will certainly be the case If a rational system of farming Is not allowed, al-lowed, these soils will blow when there Is a wind. Hence the remedy Is: Keep your soil In some way -as full of vegetable matter as It was wheo the raw prairie was first broken up. Plant windbreaks. We were greatly Impressed thirty years ago with the difference In the force of the winds In the adjoining counties of Madison and Adulr. Madison county was settled up many years before Adnlr. and whenever when-ever wo passed from Madison Into Adair county we noticed that the w inds had Increased force. In the early settlement of Mudlhon county, windbreaks wind-breaks were planted, thus causing the winds to rise as they passed over, leaving the fields In a comparative calm, while the prairies were wind swept. One can scarcely realize the difference that a windbreak each mllo would mako In the force of the winds. Hence the planting of windbreaks, even If only around tho house and barns, but much more If In long belts to the west, will temper the force ol the winds and prevent soil blowing. Next, avoid leaving a smooth surface sur-face for the winds to blow over. In these sections no roller which leaves , the land smooth sfiould be used for any purpose, unlet Immediately fol- i lowed by the harrow. In lections In any part of the country where blowing i Is to be anticipated, the broadcast i seeder should never be used, but always al-ways the drill, thus leaving the surface sur-face rough, and In a measure prevent- I lng blowing. The main thing, how- i ever. Is to keep the soil plentifully supplied with vegetable matter, which can be done ouly by the adoption of a rotation. I |