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Show PREVENT BLOWING OF SOILS Where Protection Is Not Afforded In Some Way Land Should Be Disked Early In Spring. (By J. K. PAVNH. Pry Farming Specialist. Special-ist. Colorado AKricultural -Collesre.) Ground that has been farmed long enough so that the grass roots are rotten, is likely to blow badly In th? spring, when the weather is dry, 11 the soil is not protected in some way. Such land should be disked as early in the spring as possible. This will leave the surface a little rough, an that the fine soil grains will be protected pro-tected from the wind. This cultivation may be done with a corn cultivator with shovels, if no disk harrow Is available. By thus stirring the surface of the soil a soil mulch will be formed which will prevent pre-vent evaporation of moisture from below, be-low, and the surface will be in proper condition for taking in the rain that falls. This stirring will keep the soil in good condition for plowing much longer than it would be kept If the ground were left unstirred. This cultivation will bury many weed seeds which will soon germinate. germi-nate. As soon as the weeds begin to come up the drag harrow should be used. Having a loose soil in which to work, the harrow will destroy the weed seedlings very rapidly. The harrow may destroy a second crop of weeds If the ground is not to be planted until late in the season. These harrowings will also keep the surface of the soil in condition for taking in- moisture and also preventing pre-venting the evaporation of the water which is In the soil. By giving the soil this spring treatment, moisture is conserved, and weeds which would interfere in-terfere with crops are killed. |