| Show DECIDING ON TIME TO PLOW amount of water accumulated from fro n snow enow and that taken up by weeds Is greatest question in deciding the time to plow advantages ana disadvantages of both spring plowing and fall plowing must be taken into consideration aleavy rains in august indicate that tall fall plowing should bo be done as aa the gain of moisture during the winter by the stub ble land probably would not equal the loss oss of moisture taken by the weeds in the fall if only light rains occur however the moisture in tho the soil pro tainted hv by thorh erlna wp ull bo be moro more than offset by the greater quantity of snow held by the stubble during the winter and the reduction of tho the weeds in the crop spring plowing would then bo be better the availability of labor in the fall will influence the amount of plowing done but a greater effort should bo be mado made to do the plowing if Is heavy precipitation than it if the rainfall Is light the only advantage in late fall plowing Is that the amount of spring labor in preparing the seed bed Is reduced this advantage however may be offset by reduction in the yield in deciding when a field should bo be plowed tho the question of whether a greeter greater amount of water will be accumulated from snow than A be taken up tip by weeds Is the greatest question to be decided and this also must be done by the man on oil the ground |
