Show SAVE THE raan sa s1 AN ACRE plow after harvest and follow with drag to store water for in dry weather some men flirt with the weather and then wonder why they aren t more of a success on the farm I 1 they would save the extra rainfall a large quantity of water would ba stored in the subsoil for immediate use in case of dry weather three or tour inches of rain car aled over from one season to the next means three or four hundred tons cf water an acre in the subsoil water enough to carry a growing crop through any ordinary weather it in possible to carry even more than this from one year to another how can the rainfall be plow the field as soon as the crop has been harvested if it Is spring or summer follow the plow with a drag the rains will soak into the soil la stead of running off the surface or evaporating fall plowing should not be dragged as there Is danger of the soil either packing or becoming dry and blowing the extra expense of following such a plan ought not to cost more than a dollar an acre at most many places it could be done at a muan smaller cost it pays big interest on the investment even at the higher figure while moisture conservation doean doesn t spell sure cure tor crop fall are it Is worth the effort |