Show PREPARING THE SEED beb e I 1 new method in arid region Is to list the ground soon as possible after harvest A V new method of preparing tho the seed bed for wheat is coming into practice in the arid aria region the plan la Is to list the ground with an ordinary ordinal corn lister hater as soon after harvest as possible the lister furrows are run from three to three and one half feet apart very much the same as aa when the lister is used for planting corn later when the weeds have sprung up the soil la Is worked back into tha NR lister with drill A attached 7 ached listed furrow by means of a disk har row or sled in our dry climate this method of preparing the seed bed has several advantages as follows the cultivation of the land soon after harvest tends to conserve the moisture already stored in the soil the farrowed furrowed far rowed land Is in good condition to catch and store the rain and the later cultivation clears the land of 0 weeds and leaves a mellow soil mulch to conserve the moisture already stored in the sub subsoil soll the early and continued cultivation of the soil favors the action of bacteria and the development of available plant food the above illustrated lister Is an excellent implement for use in con serving the moisture in the soil |