| Show DEPTH OF MOISTURE IN SOIL ne demonstration agent at hays hay kansas uses an auger to tell how par far water penetrates Penetrate a ilow how far into the soil has the moisture of the fall rains penetrated some surprising results develop when this question in investigated particularly in those parts of the country in which the late drouth was most moat severe to show the depth of moist soil W A doys boys faem arm demonstration agent at hays ran kan uses an auger armed with this instrument he goes into the fields of farmers and determines the depth of moisture in fields that have received different treatment in one such test it was learned that the water which had fallen recently had bad not penetrated more than eight inches deep in stubble ground while on stubble that had bad been disked immediately after harvest the moisture had bad soaked twenty tour four to thirty six inches in the ground while on potato brount that had been kept clean and well wel worked the water had bad penetrated thir thin ty six to sixty inches mr boys be alieves that this simple demonstration Is ono one of the most effective ways to teach moisture conservation by early preparation of the land |
