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Show tlona oaU, iHjtulof. ul.'alfa and kafflr ecrn have 'been successfully raised. The writer recommends plowing to a depth of eight Inches as early In the spring as possible. The land should then be disced or harrowed immediately imme-diately to conserve the moisture. Fourteen or fifteen months Should elapse before planting, and several cultivations of the soli should be made In the meantime, especially after storms. He ad vines agaliist preparing prepar-ing the soli by discing only and says It Is a mistake to think the soli to a depth of eight or ten Inches Is unsuitable unsuit-able for the germination of seeds. Seed should be purchased from localities lo-calities as near as possible to the place where It Is to be grown, and always al-ways from dry farms. Under ordinary ordin-ary conditions the planting should be done between the 15th of September and the 15th of October. Wheat should be planted at the rule of 45 pounds, barley 45 pounds and winter emmer 60 pounds to the were. A shoe press drill, placing the seed In the aoll uniformly uni-formly to a depUi of one to two and one-half Inches Insures best results. If rain comes In the fall after planting an Iron toothed harrow with teeth pointing backward will break the crust and allow the grain to come through. The grain should be har-howed har-howed in the spring from one to five times, depending upon the rainfall so that a mulch may be formed to conserve con-serve the moisture until the grain Is up enough to shade the ground. Spring rye for forage should be planted as early In the spring as possible pos-sible on land prepared the previous year. It should b frequently bar-rowed bar-rowed and cut when the grains are In the early milk stage, at which time the stems and leaves may be cured Into bright dust-free hay of good quality. qual-ity. Soils suitable for dry farming should be deep and uniform, as the roots of wheat go to a depth of 12 feet In many cases. Soils on which saxe brush grows are the best Next, in value are soils that produce rabbit brush. Crease wood lands are to be ..nyolJcd as it lake svcrVl year eul Ovation to remove the excens of Injurious In-jurious minerals such lands contain. b UGCESTIONS ON DRY FARMING, t s The Salt !ak Route lias sent out bulletin with the alov title by wis A. Verrill. the agricultural ex- , t of the road. It Is Merlnlly va!- tl able to the dry f.irmera of Millsrd r wmy. li n rommends Tut key Red ' fceat Utah winter barley and winter 11 r.mr and corn aa the moot profitable! uuaercially. siUuuica In soma sec-' , |
