Show u o SAYS FALL PLOWING PROFITABLE S. S f It is 19 not without cau cause e that fall plowing has won such an Important place In our farm practice There Ther TherIs Is nothing at this time of the year ye-ar except the harvest of late crops cops such as potatoes potatoe and sugar beets that Is isso so go worthy of the farmers urgent effort et- et fort fOTt as the fall plowing of all land possible There are two big reasons why fall plowing Is lo Eio very much better than spring plowing F First from the farmers farmer's farmers farmer's far far- mers mer's standpoint the greatest thing to be gained by fall plowing Is the saving of time next spring when the Beason causes all farm work to be instate In Instate state demanding rush The second major benefit to be derived from tall fall plowing is th that t It puts the land landin landin in a very fiery much better condition In reference to soil fertility the control control con con- of at pests and the saving of at soil moisture These are effected In the the following ways by taU fall plowing A. A It enables crops to be planted plant d much oCr earler next sp ng and thEre thEreby by gives the plants plant an earlier and a amOTe amore mOTe more vigorous start later planting permitting evaporation to dry out the soil especially when It has been loosened by spring plowing D. D The beneficial action of frost frostin in reducing the soil to a mulch perm permits per per- m mits early harrowing and an effective effective effect effect- ive covering of the soil with such mulch will both preserve the moisture moisture moist moist- ure and keep it better bet lor distributed Both earlier md and better belter seed Beell beds thereby produced C. C The tUrning under of weeds and stubble straw and farm manure In Inthe inthe the tall fall gives It tUne time to become partially partially par par- decayed thereby mixing properly prop prop- erly with the soil before the seed 1 15 actually planted netter Better soil soU moisture moisture moist moist- ure conditions are arc derIved from this partial of coarse ma ma- D Heavy soils that tend to pack have this quality In their make up almost entirely overcome by exposure expos expos- uro ure to winter freezing und and thawing E Rough coils roUs are bettor betler mellowed mellow mellow- ed by fall plowing F It allows a better aeration G. G Finally fall plowing has avery a avory very vory powerful effect to kill pests by alternately freezing and thawing them them Farmers are aro urged to bend every effort eUort towa toward rd plowing as much of their land this fall as 0 Melvin D D. D R Ross ss and Ellen L. L Ivle were In Salt Lake City this tive k t nv will return and make their homo home on the South Tract |