| Show I 1 fali fall F all ail plowing 11 owing I 1 notwithstanding a much of f the soil lunder under cultivation cula evila ti is still very dry and the streams low yet many have commenced plowing and are sowing wheat inasmuch asago as a goodly breadth of 16 land and is now under fence of some kind and many quite commodious dwellings and out houses arg owned by the farmers would it not be ge well to furn turn urn a little more attention to better fencing the land already enclosed and to a more thorough and ard systematic method of tilling the soil it Is probable that but few if any have fully tested the relative merits of shallow and deep plowing t in utah nor whether fall plowing is advisable for spring crops Avery A very little route houfe roufe and observation by some cf of our enterprising farmers would soon eoon determine these and many other important points so necessary to a satisfactory intelli intelligent gent gert and profitable application of the husband mans tolland iland to toll lland liand and expenditure pend ture iture ft t we are all pretty well aware of the injurious effects of insects upon our grain crain and ard other products and it is to quite possible pot sible that fall f ins ing rig may BO so disturb the winter quarters of many kinds as to be a decided draw back to their increase at any rate the experiment can be easily tried and the result noted and published again 0 weeds are not only unsightly in in a field but they are exhausting to the soil and detrimental to the quantity and quality of the crop in this ibis particular fall plowing wrig trig 0 will prove highly beneficial especially jf if done be fore fo re the weeds have matured their seeds not only by turning under organic matter to enrich the soil but also in preventing n abs tbs spread of weed seed it would seem thit that ariy arly one who has been nauseate nauseated d and ab y by eang eating bread made atrom wheat fouled by the seeds of deeds weeds especially thase those of the sunflower which so extensively tan ten pervades many fields would not only take pains to experiment on them with fall plowing but also make the prudent calculation to sow no more than they can probably irrigate and keep clear of weeds As the country becomes more densely populated farming will have to be conducted upon ukon upon a still more intelligent intelligent thorough and systematic planor ilanor the shiftless thoughtless and care jess les ies jesswill swill will have to put up with small profits even if they behindhand farming in is a pleasant healthful ald ard noble occupation fit to call forth the energies arid and talent of the wisest and in utah especially we trust that it may be nobly conducted |
