Show SPRING PLANTING FOR DRY FARMERS dy by J W Pax roan inan dry farm expert of the utah agricultural Aerl cultural college inquiries have been received so many by the utah agricultural college e go during ithe the past week asking for information on tho lie planting ot of crops for this are that mr J w pax man dry arm specialist of the extension division ot of the college was asked to P prepare the tha following article covering the subject CERE cEn rennals ALS nALS it Is to be hoped that such auch crops as wheat oats barley and rye havo have already been planted tills this spring this tats undoubtedly la Is tho the case in the more favored sections ot of the state every available aero acre in tile the northern part ot of the where moisture conditions will justify should bo be madia to produce soma cereal crop tile the potatoes tor for seed should be careful carefully lF selected and only those tree free from fu barium wilt retained lor for planting they should be treated for scab by being immersed in a solution of corrosive sublimate in ration of 2 oz to 15 16 gallons of water they should romain remain in this solution for 30 minutes planting should bo be done as soon as tile the land can bo be prepared and not later than may 15 the rows should bo be 3 to avs fefee apart and the sets seta 12 to 15 inches in the row and at a 4 depth ot of 3 to 4 inches oz on plowed V I 1 0 wed lands furrows can be made with an ordinary plow or shovel plow and tho the sets covered by means of a float or harrow barrow with a 4 inch board placed ed diagonally across the under side either method will effect effectively i vely nil fill in the furrows A harrow should follow tile the float in order to provide the proper mulch on the surface where planting to Is to be dorie done on ground not yet plowed the sets can be dropped every third or fourth round following tho the plow and the all surface reaco afterwards harrowed five to six bushels will plant an acre BEANS the white lepary or the mexican pinto dean should be selected for or planting on dry barms although in ill case these cannot be secured other varieties may be used with safety and profit the land should be well prepared 13 ared by a smoothing board or an ordinary float this will make the surface smooth and even planting should be in rows rowa 3 to 4 feet spar apar with a plant every 9 to 12 inches A thicker stand will yield less beans and tf if there are more plants than this they should bo be thinned they should be planted from 2 to 4 inches d deep beep just deep enough to got sufficient moisture to start the plant the lighter soils and those showing a god supply of moisture should be selected tor for beans they can be planted with a garden drill some corn drills drill will do good planting it no drill Is available furrows furrow a c can a it b bo e mado 46 and tho the seed dropped by hand and afterwards covered b by moana means of a float or harrow as suggests sug gesto Kosto for or tile the potatoes farmers should plant as many acres to beans as aa they can care tor for becaver bec aiBe beans yield a splendid paying crop use less moisture than other crops and improve the lands tor for crops following from to pounds per acre with reasonable care should be produced and tile the price will be about 16 15 cents per pound it if you cannot obtain seed make your wants known to the extension division of the utah agricultural Col collero collavo levo it requires 8 to 12 pounds to plant an aero acre CORINI A light planting of corn yields boot beet on the dry forms farms it requires from only 4 to 5 pounds of seed tor for an acre tho the white flint lo Is recommended a bovo bove oil all others although many other varieties will do well caro care should bo be taken to get only seed grown under dryland dry land conditions because of its drought resistant it unable to obtain seed write the coll eletor information it la Is better to plant corn in chock rows it possible as aa it enables a bottor bettor cultivation should bo be 3 to 4 toot feet each way and limited to one kernel only to tho the hill this will give more fodder and more corn than it planted heavier ier like beans it should be planted mo moli liture turo but not more than 4 inches deep doth both beans and corn require warm weather for best germination and those crops can be planted plante elas as late as may when tho the season to la back ward earlier will be better the weather Is warm and danger om trost frost la Is over deans beans can bo be p pi ted ed somewhat later than corn stubble lands plowed prior to may that show a reasonable supply of mols moisture turo can io B very profitably planted to corn 1 b dropping tho the kernels at proper depth and dl stanco in the plow furrow just na as jug suggested with potatoes potato ea f it these crops are cultivated properly the lands can bo be planted to winter wheat without re ploWIng it will in all probability produce better yields than usual it will not only give the farmers a largo large gincomo this year bi hlll add materially to the tha V food production so much desired in this ti time in 0 ot of food shortage their services will bo be just as patriotic fortunately for tile country there Is a bolter better understanding and stronger tig bonds ot of operation cooperation co between capital and labor than oyer ever before the willingness to arbitrate and the spirit of concession are mark ed features of the times in general efficiency and the ab senco sence of disturbing and trouble making elements our country Is probably the strongest in the world presenting a homogenous mass of one hun dred millions and over 0 of f citizen citizens P a who wha are aio tho the poors of any in ili tho the world it will bo be found that while tills this nation has had tile the least militarism and in actual preparedness has been tile the least forward of any nation un under the sun the way every feature made necessary by war conditions will ho bo taken up and completed a on n short notice will surprise the stron strong gest geat ot of tho old world military monarchies mo nar r |