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Show RAISING CROPS ON SOD LAND In Normal Seasons, Flax la One of Beit First Crops Corn Will Make Fair Yield Ordinarily. (By AI.VI.N KEYSKU. Colorado Agricultural Agricul-tural I'uUt'Ko.) Not all crops do well upon such a seed bed as sod land. Corn If a variety va-riety adapted to the locality, will make fair yields in ordinary aeaaona. The disk planter is better than the shoe planter, aa it easily penetrate the Roll. Thus It plants the seed in moist soil at a uniform depth. The corn la bent planted lu drills IS to 12 Inches apart In the row and three and one-half one-half feet between the rows. Sod corn need little further cultivation. It may be harrowed at first. In normal season, flai is one of the best first crop for the sod laud. The sikI is prepared the same as for corn. The flax may then be drilled In with a press, single dlttk drill using from 25 to 3D pounds of seed according to quality, Usually flan should It planted plant-ed about the middle of May. Mllo is a good feed crop for sod land at altitudes heiow 6.&00 feet. It is planted In drills six to eight inches apart In the row, If the corn planter Is not provided with proper plates, blank plates furnished with the planter may be used by drilling holes properly sized and spaced. For fodder, cane and Kafllr do well. They are planted with the grain drill. The holes not wanted must be covered or stopped. Stock melons and other melons grow well as sod crops. When properly pro-perly handled, potatoes will do some-thltig. some-thltig. Where mllo does well broom corn will grow and I a good crop for those understanding It management and culture. If the sod ha been prepared a for corn and properly handled later by giving a light disking and harrowing, winter wheat may be seeded with fair prospects for fair return. After the sod crop the sod Is backset back-set On the "hard" land this should be done deeply, 8 to 10 Incbe or more for best results. The plow I then followed the same half day with the disk and harrow. The disk should be used vigorously enough to compact the soil, destroy all large open spaces and reduce any lumps or sod chunks. The harrow will pulverize the surface. After this treatment th soil Is ready (If sufficiently moist) for adapted crops. One of the largest Items of success lies in keeping the soil moist. |