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Show OPREATING ' A DRY FARPvT I HH Ink H Cheaper Than Irrigation Because No w H Ditches Required and Has B flH Other Advantages. m HH Dry fnrmlng is chcapor than Irrl- fUBVefl gatlon, nnd in ndditlon, has somo do- ! 1 HHJ elded advantages over tho latter sya- ) nHflH torn. In tho 11 rat placo, no dltchos nro ; BflH required and no subsequent repairs o H needed, and no laborers nro hired for HHl I irrigators. And, secondly, It In n H demonstrated fact that dry farming HHJ is tho bettor proposition of tho two H when practiced on a largo sculo. Ono H man, It Ib estimated, cannot farm H profitably moro thnn 50 to 75 ncrcs of " H Irrigated land, whllo undor tho dry BH farming system large tracts can bo HHj handled, especially when small grain H MjdftfflVfttyofln ;.. i -,. ..r.i ui,M.,l4rB r Tho Stnto Agricultural Collego ot W'dHHIIB Utah, at Logan, in ono of its recent , ifliLssssfl bullotlns Bays, "tho cost of producing (W i a crop of wheat, oats or barley, Cl psbbB 1 should not exceed $4.00 per ncro, aft- (' J er tho, land hnB onco been croppod. ' 1 When tho fnrmor ubob his own Implo- "" H i ments and team, tho cost per ncro jH i would bo: Plowing, 90c; discing, 30c; H j n total of $2.40. When tho work is H lot by contract, tho cost would be jj $4.35 per ncro." But tho cost of a H l farming In ono section mny dlffot fi H from that of another. An oxport dry y H fnrmor In tho vicinity of Donvor fur- i H nlBhcs tho following tnblo: n flH C10 acroa at 12.25 per aero .11,430.0c ,' BH Plowing and tjeedlntf. U per ucio.. 1,2S0.0H H Mnrvpntlng, nt $1 por ncro C4O.O0 jg H Hauling to mnrkot, .1c per buoliol.. GOO. 00 H Hauling to market, 3a per buuliul.. 1,000.09 ,- H BaaBsl Total ooHt. Including Investment. $4,950.00 f; "" ' LLI 30 bUHholn per aero, 10,200 IiurIicIh, I IH nt $1 per cwt , $11,520.00 ' H Net Income II rut year CC70.00 H y m FARM NOTE8. M If you keop cows you can't mnko n " B hotter investment than to build a silo. H Ensilage Ib us good for buof making as H it Ib for milk production. H Somo fnrmeni havo to be forced to H work on tho road. Others llko to havo 'H good roads, and often work on thoih H at their own oxponso. r MkH In front of many fnrms you will son H tho grass nicely cut In tho highway J H No weeds nor brush to mar tho prom H Iscs. Other farmoi'H ne er out u weed , :( H In the roadway. i H sH cles of nlr as well as water contain I ""H as gases all tho elements of which H the soli consists. H Tho truth of tho principle has boon M acknowledged in somo form In Eng- llsh text books, but tho method of ob- M tnlnlng tho aeration Is a Russian dlu- M covery, and a most fascinating prlncl- M plo for oxporlmont In any garden. M Trucks for Harrow. '"H Tonguo trucks for n disc harrow Hnvo M on tho horses as much as thoy do on the self binder, and neither machine M should bo used without them. That the team should carry a part of tho weight of tho machine on their necks H Ib too much llko u first attempt at H macliino mnking, and too hard on the H horses, too. H Humus Is Soil Life. Land that has lost its humus ha lost its llfo, Coarso barnyard manure H turned under Is a good restorer of the humus. Orcon crops turnod undor also accomplish the purposo. It the land Is without humus it must bo re- i stored to It In somo way, or It coasos to bo valuable for farming purpoHoa. iT y " HtHaHHHHanHal ' Lahi I TT f - - jLJaaaBWataaWaaaaBBBHaMrBBBBMWBB |