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Show DRY FARMERS' ERRORS Many Failures Directly Traceable to Lack of Knowledge. plow, Packer and Harrow Muit Be Uied Often and Thoroughly to Catch and Retain Molitur Falla During Winter. The great Dinjority of failure from dry furmiiiK the punt aeunon and directly di-rectly traceable to a lack of knowl-rclK knowl-rclK aa to the reijulreinenla of the tropa. The great). t mistake waa made Id the preparation of the noil aud until thia part of the duhIih-kb becomea thoroughly undemtood the aettler might aa well give up the Idea of dry funning and go Into tho rhl( ken buKine.sa, aay the Denver Field and Farm. A allpuhod method In preparing tl.e aeed bed la the llrst itep toward failure. The plow, the packer and harrow mutt be tmed often oft-en and thoroughly. I'low the land In luminer or fall aa rondltlona will permit per-mit and plow aa deeply aa poHfliblo. When we first breuk the virgin "od we ran aeldom plow deeper tliun two and one hulf to three Incbea, but after that we ran gradually Increase thin depth to elKhl or ten Inches. The object of plowing deep In um-mer um-mer or full la to catch and retain all the moihture posnltil that will fall during the winter aud upriug and thus have a lurge reservoir of ItHiee aoll to rctuin the water. If the precipitation precipi-tation la heavy enough during thia period to thoroughly fill the noil with moisture, dink and harrow the land aa loon aa aoll condition will permit per-mit in tho apring. a crop may then be planted w-lth aome pronpect of aue-cea. aue-cea. In exreptlonully dry year It will be found necesaary to aummer fallow the land and reed tt a year later. On level land where the wind blows a great deal And la apt to carry the snow off of the fields, a method often practised to great advantage la to plow deep furrows across the field every ten or twelve feet In opposite direction to the prevailing winds. The snow la driven and held In thee furrows and a lifter ran be uxed to burst out these rows. The roller and harrow all should i be ured freely. There are upon the i market a number of corrugated roll- ers. One with deep corrugation la preferable. Never use the roller , when the ground la too molut or when i It r-tf not be followed by the barrow. Mi44 tenderfoot farmers work tie loll when It baa a tendency to stick i ind this Is a bad policy wherever It Ih done, but it means ruin If done at : ill In the semi-arid region. After every ev-ery rain, jut ah soon as the soil Is In working condition, run over It with a harrow im m to break the cruHt. Small grain ran be harrowed to advantage ad-vantage until It Is four Inches high. When doing this set the teeth backward back-ward at an angle of forty-five degrees in.d run crosswise with the drill rowa. All the work done upon the lleldH should be with the one end in Hew that of conserving moisture, rhe moisture lost from the soil Ihrough neglect means a proportlon-ite proportlon-ite decrease In the crop. A practise !hat Is quite rommon Is to follow the ?raln binder with a good sharp disc fiarrow. the ob.tcrt of this being to ireak up the hnrd surface of the noil i ind thus prevent evaporation. When i mall grain of spring seeding la to i ollow corn, thoroughly dlic the i rround as rapidly aa the corn Is rut. |