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Show writer Is most thoroughly convinced that two. or at the outside, three. Irrigations Ir-rigations Is all that Is necessury for the production of maximum crops of elher wheat, oaU, or barley. Following the Irrigation much of the soil in that section has a tendency to bake and crack open. This soil soon appears very dry on the surface and the large cracks permit the escape of a large amount of moisture. Dr. Wldtsoe reports that In experiments experi-ments conducted by him, that 60 per cent or all the water applied In ordinary ordi-nary Irrigation Is lost during the following fol-lowing week, and of this amount more than 50 per cent Is lout during the first three days. It is, therefore, Important Im-portant that the harrowing be used and that the clamoring for Irrigation water that will eventually result In ruining the soil and decreasing the yield, cease. Regarding the amount of water to use, the results of the Utah Experiment Experi-ment Station show that for the production pro-duction of wheat, 30-acre Inches of water to one acre gave a yield of 48 bushels, but the same amount of water wa-ter applied to two acres, or 15-acre Inches, gave a yield of 91 bushels, and . when the same amount was applied ap-plied to three acres, 133 bushels of grain were aecured. though this amounted to but ten-acre Inches of water. It will be seen that the' greatest great-est value of the water Is obtained when It Is used in the smallest quantity quan-tity per acre. There Is a on!tlve danger In using too much water in irrigation, ir-rigation, since It not only diminishes and injures crops, but It results In the bringing up of alkali and eventually an abandonment of the farm. The work of Mr, Melville, who represents the Delta Land - Water Compuny in teaching the farmers of. this section the value of harrow ing and the danger of excessive Irrigation. rJiotild meet not only the commendation and a oroval of the settlers oti.iUtt pfOJoct, hut of every lover of the west who dreams of the day when populous commonwealths shall cover the Great American Desert. A trip over the north tract at this time Is certainly Inspiring. The large planting of turkey red wheat Is evidence evi-dence that the settlers are endeavoring endeavor-ing to secure the best, and the condition con-dition of the crop at this time shows he superiority of fall planting over spring planting. The fall planted wheat Is now several inches high and looks thrifty and vigorous, and will need much less Irrigation water titan In the case of the spring planted grain. Darley, too, Is looking exceptionally excep-tionally well, and the oats at this time Is making a good showing. The writer, writ-er, however, believes Ihat this section tion will eventually adopt alfalfa and barley as the main crops, though the soli Is excellently adapted to the production pro-duction of roots. Mr. James If. Jones has a field of sugar beets about one mile east of Delta, which Is ample evidence of the quality of this) soli and security for the production of beets. , Mr. Parley Austin, of the Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho Sugar Company was at Ielta recently and remarked to the writer that be bad not seen a better field of sugar beets In the ssle of Utah during dur-ing this season. The writer lnpcted the field and found the stand of beets 1 well nigh perfect. Analyses of Ix-ets 1 made in Millard county some time ago 1 show the superior quality of thei1 beets and there is no question but 1 that In the near future Millard Conn- ' ty will become famous for the produc- 1 tion of this profitable crop. ' LEWIS A. MERRILL. 1 i DELIA LANDS "7 PRODUCTIVE An Interesting Letter from Prof. Lewis A. Merrill, Giving Analysis of Soils and Advice to Farm- I rs In this Seotion. I ' Salt Lake City, Utah, May 26. 1913. Editor Millard County Chronicle: ! The writer, representing , tha agricultural agri-cultural department of ho Salt Lake Route, has had the pleasure recently of making an agricultural survey Of the Delta Project, and of observing the practices and methods of the farmers farm-ers along the tract who have their land under cultivation. A number of soil samples have been secured and these have, been submitted to Dr. Robi ert Stewart. Chemist of the Utah Ex pertinent Station at Logan, who has kindly made analysis of the same. A study of these Inalyses reveals the fact that there Is a considerable variation vari-ation In the quality of the soil in the various parts of the tract: for Instance, In-stance, a sample of soil taken to i depth of 18 Inches In Sec. 11, Town-) ship 16 Sqjith. Range 7 Wewt, shows but .51 per cent of soluble salts, of which but .041 per cent was gypsum. Just a mile away another sample taken tak-en to a depth of 36 Inches shows 4.97 per cent of soluble salts, or alkali, of which l.r.8 per cent la sodium cble-i ride (common salt), 1.04 per cent f sodium sulphate (Glauber salt), and 2.81 per cent magnesium sulpha (Epsom salt). At first glance tilt high alkali content would seem to reader rea-der the production of crops on soil of this character prohibitive. Fortu-i nately, however, this suit also con-Ulnaa con-Ulnaa -srerf 4Xgh pMrceutage ofltj 1 sum, and It u;ay be, since this latter soil, notwithstanding Its very high alkali al-kali content, was extremely productive produc-tive lust year, that gypsum has a favorable fa-vorable action upon the alkali condition, con-dition, though this point has not been determined definitely. The settlers and all others Interested Inter-ested tn this tract may as well renllxe that most of the soils, both on the north and south tracts, contain a very high alkali content, and every precaution precau-tion must be taken to prevent the excessive ex-cessive accumulation of these salts on the surface. I am thoroughly convinced con-vinced that with reasonable care In the use of Irrigation water and by the adoption of thorough cultural methods, meth-ods, that practically all of this land may be kept permanently productive. The action of tbe Delta Land k Water Wa-ter Company In limiting the amount of water on their lands to 1 8 acre Inches Is absolutely essential to the permanency of the project. This amount of water Is ample for the production pro-duction of maximum crops, and where properly conserved will not result In "water-logging." nor in bringing alkali al-kali to the surface. Unfortunately, there are many yet on the tract who do not appreciate tbe Importance of harrowing the ground. Recently, 1 found farmers who were Irrigating their wheat for the second time, and some Vlamoring for water for the third Irrigation, and yet tbe wheat was but a few Inches high. The writer, too, saw tracts of wheat, that Instead 1 of being a normal, healthy green color, col-or, were yellow and sickly In appearance. appear-ance. Digging Into this soil for a few Inches. It was discovered that tbe soil was cold and moist, and that It was Impossible for the roots to secure warmth and air sufficient to make a proper grow th. Fields were seen. too. that have been Irrigated but once, and which bave been harrowed. An Iron 1 tooth harrow regulated with a lever 1 io that the teeth can tie placed at an ingle, has been run along the rorrn- 1 cations making a mulch on top. 1 Mr. J. P. Fidel, on tbe south trset lis harrowed his grain In that way ind a portion of the field has been pros harrowed. Horlngs on the soli af this tract showed an ample supply sup-ply of moisture to carry the crop through, if properly conserved. Mr. ' Fidel's grain, as well aseother grain. ' both on the north and south tracts. rsn very profitably be hsrrowed two di three times before It reaches such i height as to mak It unsafe. One rarmer who had a very thin stsnd ! rUimcd that it would pull his grsin , jut, whereas u a matter of fact, hsr J rowing just at this time would make I the grain "stool much better and re J ult In a much thicker crop. Tbe j |