Deseret Evening News | 1899-11-25 | Page 20 | Best Treatment for Soils

BEST r Foil OU SOILS Tn The productiveness ot of the soil tie d hinds largely largel upon how It la II cultivated and 11 also of at course to a considerable degree upon hoot heat and moisture It re ra calves aced tOO land IlInd according to J JI I hone Done of tile the Oklahoma ment station contains two I r cent lee leu than cultivated soil when both are kePt free lre from weeds In most soils ot of the central west the question or of moisture Is ut of more import inc Inee than direct plant food IncreasIng Ing Ilig the supply of oC decaying vegetable matter Is desirable as an this aids aid I In the ol of 8 soil moisture The fhe tree Irey of cultivation will depend largely lurel upon UllOn the season Enough should mould be given to keep the weeds weed down and time the sell pOll In good condition In th the Oklahoma land plowed In Jar larch h contains contain more moll mole turn ture than thon that lowed about the said mill file die or of Shallow plowing will not lot maintain WI as much moisture In the sell as deep plowing while d land contains more than un Stubble should bo be plowed as a soon after as con convenient and harrowed u occasionally until the field la Is sown to wheat t does dou not seem to conserve moIsture or increase th the yield Bottom ottom lands landl do not nol dry out as II completely as uplands Uplands during liP tee contained and average ot of 18 der sent of moisture Or Ordinary crops crop do well when the soil contains U 12 to to D per cent of moisture Corn begins to suffer when the moisture gets as al low ns as 10 pt per r cent Judd Farmer