Show impractical practical farming in the uintah basin this article was written by a practical farmer fanner one who it lias been in the basin for years year s and is fair farri liar with the conditions read it carefully and get the abat ea of this article arlt icle E ed d i whet IJ T As a general rule the best w wheat heat crops raised in the ashley wl nd duchesne valleys for thu tho last thirty years is the first wheat irrigated up about the first of may is the best time for planting spring wheat and when planted should be immedi atly st ly irrigated so the crop may i mature evenly when irrigating if the grain fis is not sprouted thoroughly soak ithe ahe ground so that every kernel 1 may y ger moisture sufficiently to 1 cause it to sprout grain receives no damage froni from t cow water y i after the grain is up be careful ai not to irrigate too much too 41 much cold water may chill the lai agrain n and cause it to change its color 10 r from the healthy dark preen green to the sickly pale green from which it is doubtful if it ever er recovers the distributing j ar 6 r head ditches on our ordinary rich soil should be about ten or i twelve rods apart so the grain mav be evenly watered V V we sometimes run the water in the furrows twenty thirty sometimes omet imps forty rodt rod in this amet emptied Emp tid nd the grain at the distria Ili ain fint bitches vets pets tn if alich wat brind cr ihrl the grain at tb the lower elower end ines does not vet tret thea result is qt t the head bead ditch the jronin anin is chilled in I 1 be middle the amin is ig good and the lower end burned potatoes e 1 i tn rn arin the sped bed for al 11 ill kindt of nf vegetables thi th around mind should bt bo plow plowed d and a number of times abe ahe inre in re the better and pulver alze iced A t secure the best results I 1 fe sh should uld he e painted about WP the jtb to 0 arth of mav the s sd pd d should iho uld be kept in a cool aiace aceilo ace iio io prevent sprouting before planting the first sprouts are ara the best if knur you nl hns has the proper ylse make bour furrows east id d west drop the sets in the plow furrow and cover from the north side so the shallower covering erin will be on the south sid side 0 of the furrow and the sunlight and heat will penetrate better after the potatoes come up and weeds with them take a harrow turn the teeth to slant back and harrow the potatoes lengthwise with the rows this will kill the weeds that are on top of the lows and cultivate the potatoes the weeds in the bottom of the rows can bo be killed with a cultivator to get the best I 1 le hill t the 1 I e potatoes with a hoe when the vines begin to spread in irrigating dont let the water wash gutters put in dams of rubbish and prevent that as the potatoes need ell all the soil in hot bot weather irrigate your potatoes in the night time to prevent scalding them do not disturb the potatoes by hoeing fr rr eating dust when the due is is on them as the dust settlers on and sticks to the leaves closes up the cells and prevents them from inhaling food from the atmosphere this will wil I 1 apply to all vines such as tomatoes mellons squash beans etc in the early morning is the time lime to catch the potato bug and worms then they are feeding lut but after the sun comes up they hide away corn in raising corn plant the early kind this is a corn country if WP plant plaris the kind and variety the th past failures in our corn crop thit that have had proper care were due to planting the late variety the early variety of white flint will mature in ini ninety davs of good growing I 1 weather if properly cared for I 1 the time to plant corn is ia about the of ma may v and it will ripen in august plant in good rich soil well fertilized fertilize dand and cultivated the soil ml should be sufficiently alo noisa t to sprout the corn after I 1 lie e corn is is ip i P cultivate cuti vate often go ciro through with a hor hop ind hill th tho corn harrow it to kill the th weeds and cultivate as you would potatoes boes judgment should be used as to when to water 0 HEBER TIMOTHY 4 |