Show USING DISK BEFORE PLOWING one ono of the moat most important practice in handling of galls land lend will absorb moe moisture Mo leture dy by M F F MILLER MtR apell r ont station the disking ot of stalk or stubble laa before plowing la to are of tho the most important practices in the handling of soils the recent droughts hate em ite its importance Ym cach each jear larger arger numbers of farmere farmers are following this arache pr acHe le which has been rc recommended commended and need by tho the missouri agricultural ePo experiment ement station the dishing disking of land before plowing in one of the things which all farmers but particularly those located on high priced corn belt land should practice borne bome men have found it profitable to disk blue amas sod but tho the practice baa bas ita its greatest advantage when applied to stalk and stubble land the soil will absorb more water when it ie to disked before plowing this baa has been a very important point la in recent yeara years when tho the soil baa has been rarely soaked with water the more water stored in the soil when the crops aro are put in the larger will be the return if it tho the eason season ie Is dry the thor ough mixing mizing of the stalks daub blu bits und other surface matter with the sol soil which results from the dis disking kinc la Is very advantageous oi oun on stalk land particularly wo weighted dish take takes tha place of the stalk cutter and d thia this at the samo time thoroughly mixes tho organs organ la matter with the acil A diak may also be used to cut up green manure nure crops before turning them under and brings about a more thorough mixing of this organic matter with the tho soli soil one of the fundamental principles in plowing any land la to to thor hughly mix the organic matter wita the harbace soil and this is greatly favored by dt irking in advance ot of the plow land with a pulverized pu surface can be turned with a plow in such a way war as to give a much better seedbed than where the disking is not done the land plows anoro easily aej the pulverization Is at tho same time more t orough the disk harrow barrow Is to olio wie of the most valuable of farm ImpIe mK and its use in advance of the plow is just as important as its use following the plow |