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Show SPRING TREATMENT OF SOIL Land That Blows Badly When Weather Weath-er It Dry Should Be Protected by Early Disking. ' J tv I'AYNi:, lirv farm S.. ,-iiillst, 'ularinl,) Atilllllur.il CiIIph, I Cilound that has bee n farmed Inn)? enough so that the grass roots are '"It' ll Ih likely to Mow badly In the I'iltiK when iho weather U dry If I'"' Hill Irt lint protected III MH1I wa. Such land Miould bo disked a.i early In the spring as posMldo This will leave tlu surface it I ttlo i''i!i;h so that tin- line Miil grains will ,c protected from tin' wind. This cultivation may It 'loin- with a (iiii euliiv jor with shovels, If no di--k harrow in available. Ity thus tt i rriiiK the surface of tin- hull, a soil mulch will he foniii'd which will I'l'i'Vi-iit evaporation of moisture from leluw, and tin' kiii fan- will ho In proper condition for t.ikitiK in t rain that fulls. This Mining will kce'p thu Foil In good condition for plowing much longer than It would h kepi If thu ground wire left unstirred. un-stirred. Thin culiivation will hury many wi l d hoi iIh which will hmii germinate. germin-ate. As (icon a the weeds begin to come up ih,. drag harrow should ho tn-ed. Ilaviiig 11 loose soil In which to work, the harrow will destroy the woi-d seedlings very rapidly. Tin harrow may destroy a second crop ol weed If the ground Ih not to he planted until late In tin d neon. These harrowing. will also keep the surface of the noil In condition fur taking In iiiolHture ami hImi for preventing 1 evaporation of the water which Is In th.' foil. lly giving the noil this tprlng treatment, mols-tute; In con H'lViil, nnd weed which would Interfere Inter-fere wlih crops me killed. |
