Show I 1 SAVE THE RAIN 1 I 1 AN ACRE plow NOW after harvest and follow with drag to store water for use in dry 1 weather 1 some men flirt with tho the weather ci and then wonder why they arent more of a success on the farm II if they would save the extra rainfall a large quantity of water would be ba stored in the subsoil for immediate use tn in case of dry weather three or four inches of rain min car cap arted over over from one season to the next means three or four hundred tons ol of water an agre acre in the subsoil water enough ellough to carry a growling growing crop through any ordinary weather it li Is possible to carry eyed eve a more thin than this from ono one year to another how can the rainfall be caved 1 plow the field as soon as aa the crop has been harvested it if it its Is spring or summer bummer follow the plow with a dras drag the rains will soak into the tha soil instead of running oft the surface or evaporating fall plowing should not be dragged as there Is danger of the soil eoll either packing or becoming dry and blowing the extra expense ot of following ouch euch a plan ought not to cost coat mori mon than a dollar an acre at most many places it could be done nt at a smaller cost it pays big interest on the investment even at the higher figure while moisture conservation spell sure cure for elop failure it la Is worth the effort |