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Show ENCOURAGING WORD FROM DIXIE Santa Clara, Washington County. Edjtar Descrct Farmer: , We have been trying dry farming here on the Clara bench and Sue-' ceeded this year in getting some nise" beardless barley, which attained a growth of . about three feet. The barley was cut during the last week in May, and made a splendid yield. jH We also secured some Red Chaff H wheat, which was cut during the fir-n H week in June. This field of wheat H will average at least fifteen bushcli H of wheat to the -acre. H These results have been made in H this climate through the encourage- M ment we receive from the Descrct H Farmer. Though some of our good H neighbors laugh at us, yet we feel M highly encouraged over the results. M This fall we arc going to plant some H luccm, and we will also plant some M Lofthouse and Turkey Red wheat. M Would like very much for you to ad- M vise us through the " Farmer if H there is any wheat you think earlier H and better for this, climate' and sandy M ground; also is it a good thing to harrow land after it is and has been H dry? M Wishing the Descrct Farmer the H success it deserves. H Fred .K.RcbcrJr. H Answered by tlic' Editor: ' The fact that wheat can be grown without irrigation in Utah's Dixie land, is rather astonishing, even to the writer of this, who is an optimist on the subject of dry farming. We arc glad to learn that our corrcspon- H dent is going to try Turkey Red wheat. From some experiments re- H ccntly had, we arc convinced that the rH Turkey Red wiM give better results than cither the Red Chaff or Loft- house. M Tt is certainly a good plan t'o' har- row the ground when it 'becomes H baked. We visited a field out in the middle of the desert last week thai has received a splendid fallow du- ring this season. The ground was plowed lust fa'l, and during this sea- son, it has been disced twice and har- rowed twice, and though there has been a very light rainfall for three months, yet at the time of our visit during the fifst week in July, the soil was full of moisture. The moU- turc certainly can be retained in the soil, if harrowing is frequently re- sorted to. Harrow the ground, and harrow again. Harrow the wheat when" ft? 'is fep thick, and harrow fwh.n it isJtato dry farming, if; ituJlbeSjili I one word, would be atitajnuri UyMW' fl rowing. H |