Show S at y tf i r i successful ON A DRY FARM much depends primarily upon nature of soil tilled and manner I 1 which work Is done ny anor HOMER ir the success or failure or the dry land tanning depends primarily upon the nature of the soil he Is tilling and secondly and none the less am por tant upon the manner in which he tills it the most desirable land lor this purpose Is a deep sandy loam such a soil Is easy to plow deep and cultivate thereafter and readily corn bines with organic matter making a rich deep seed bed which absorbs moisture rapidly and retains it tor a longer period than most other soils it made compact it will draw up na tures supply of moisture in the subsoil perfectly through the action ol 01 capillarity in this kind of soil roots ot plants penetrate freely to a depth which is not the case in clay on account ot the hardness ot the subsoil owing to the compactness ot the latter water percolates through it very slowly and when heavy rains come much ot it is lost by being shed from the surface into watercourses water courses and streams the capillary action ol 01 water being drawn up through clay Is not rapid enough even it plenty Is stored in the subsoil to supply plants during extreme hot weather when the demands are greatest and there is little rainfall during that season on the other hand land which has a thin layer of surface soil by a subsoil of sand or gravel Is even more undesirable for to attempt to raise a crop on such land in semi arid regions is worse than tolly ohly amounting to time labor and seed lost unless summer rains have been unusually frequent and copious as dur ing the past season A gravelly or coarse sandy subsoil will readily absorb much water but unlike the lamp wick in the oil it will not draw it up to the surface again this accounts tor the tact that there is a much greater quantity ot water flowing in underground channels than in streams upon the surface of the land in seeking for new farming lands it is bred into the hearts of many of us to look tor a clay subsoil but beware to test the soil several feet deep and remember that four or fiva feet ol 01 sandy or silt loam is ideal tor the so called dryland farmer VALUABLE WAX FROM PLANT arid desert specially adapted to cul ture of candelilla Can dellla weed byproducts possible vegetable wax appears to be a prod act tor which the arid desert is sped ally adapted As a protection against excessive evaporation the plants ex posed to dry heat develop a waxy cov erang and a british consular note states that in the western part ot nuevo leon and Coa hullan mexico the candelilla can dellla weed yields two per cent of wax although in well watered re alons glons it contains little or none the extraction of this wax is becoming a considerable industry several ex establishments have been recently started and one ot them now being enlarged has a capacity of twenty five tons of wax per month there are certain possible by prod acts such as tannin to which little attention has been so far given the wax product is exported to the united states the british isles and germany and is in demand for many purposes such as shoe polishes floor waxes phonograph records and electrical in sul atlon you cannot starve the calf and get a profitable cow A silo built of concrete will preserve silage well the butter tat that goes to waste eats up the profits no amount of doctoring will cure a poor quality ot butter more alfalfa and less corn means more milk and less beet the smoother the ro poles the more easily they can be kept tree from vermin whenever a farmer ats the auto fever he at once becomes a good road preacher it the churn Is likely to remain idle for bome time keep it filled with lime water when a dairyman learns to use the babcock test ha Is started in the way to economic salvation better to have two small silos than one too large you can feed with less waste from a small silo the surest way of getting rid ol 01 moles is to set one of the steel spring traps over their if the poultry house Is damp scatter some dry ashes and llin about they are good absorbents reverse ends of window blands or curtains when bottom becomes worn it gives them a new lease at the win dows carry your good care of the ihla fall as tar as feeding plenty of nice bright oats to keep them in con ewes crossed with one of the mutton breeds will make a cheep possessing both wool and mut ton qualities many shepherds report as good re units from feeding silage to sheep as are reported by dairymen and beet cattle feeders the dust heap Is very important where fowls are confined it allowed freedom they find the dust bath or themselves vea idt |