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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1920)
VEzmmmmmnmiX THE 0NTAK10 AUG US, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20', 1920. i i SOIL IMPROVEMENT Irrigation In Utnli wqh first prac ticed In Utah by tlm Mormon, slnca Unit tlmo practical experiments nro fust placliiK It upon n sclentlfle liasls, altlioiiRli there Ih yot inucli to lie lunrncit of (Irroront null it ml plant ro iiilroiiiontR. Of tin flvo practical inctlinila of Irrigation, tlio Jlortlur (l'lnod) and ' tlio Kurrow (corrlBotlon) nro tlio Imttcr undor cotidltlnna ai existing In MiIb Bcrtlon, with tlio former pro fornlilo wlicro practical. Undor cltlicr method tlio runt nhould he of swell length only as will xccuro nn oven dlHtrlhtitlon of molnturp, the nn mo to ha dctcrmtnod liy soil and tmrfaco conditions. Tlmo of Irrigation Fall Irrigation Is strongly rccom irltnonilcd, for tlio renRon Hint If thru out tlio dormant Benson tlio soil re mains wet tho dissolution of such mntcrlalM as aro needed for use of plant Ufa occurs, and an tho cnrlion dloxldeit In tho water exort a strong ly nolvont action upon tho minerals of tho soil as also do tho inorganic units and plnnt and nnlmnl residues, this In of tremendous value during tho early spring growth, It also hast enn tho germination of seeds and should tho soil contain from 10 to in per cent water to n depth of 8 orlO foot spring Irrigation mny ho delay ed, which Is especially desirable for ro real crops that ttio rootlets may penotrnto tho soil deeply. .Pastures should recelvo early nnd frequent light Irrigations. Holt Composition Of tho ten distinctive separate ele ments necessary to crop production Nitrogen Phosphorus and Potassium limit tho (unntlty nnd quality to n greater extent than do tho remaining hovciii. Thoso three must ho proper ly nronortlonnl. Should olthor he deficient tho soil will produce only In tho proportion of Us existence I. o., should olthor bo or becomo 10 per cent out of proportion lees than that required by nature tho crop yield would bo docroiiscd to that extent, tho oxcchh thus created In tho others would romaln dormant until the de ficit Is restored, then nn. Increased production mny bo obtained by In creasing tho amount of thoso ele ments In tho proportion required by nntruo. This Is her law, there Is no exception. Different types of soil must necessarily contain 'different amounts of tlieso elements nnd fre quently they nro not well. Imlnncod. Annlyzntlon of tho soil nnd fortllxer trials Is tlio only nccurntn solution. However, tho county ngent may bo nlilo to approximately determine causo of trouble and suggest treat niont. Soil Improvement Diversified farming Is strnngh rccommondod on all soils, hero the question arises as to what crops are adapted to yours, that In your prob lem, and your buccom doponds lnrgo ly upon tho proper solution. It (s up to you. A carofully planned cycle, of high cIobs crop rotation appears to have many advantages, onnldlng n stendy economic uso of water, utilizing all tho different olements of soil compo sition which should replenish rnthor than oxhaust tho samo. nnd by grow ing crops roqulrlng wntor at differ ent periods of tho soasou tho high powor ponk-load now mndo In fur nishing water for a large ocroago of meadow nnd upon which powor thnrgoa nro based, would bo nvoldod. Furthormoro, too oxtonslvo produc tion of nny ono crop mny oventually lend to overproduction -which results In prlco stagnation Bxporlments nro being mado In sowing vltch, soy beans, mammoth clover and othor leguminous plants with growing crops na a fortllUor, nnd nlso for fall pasturo, tho success of which has not yet been fully determined although encouraging reports havo beon mndo, Hint tlio nitrogen humus nnd pasture nro of groat value la posltlvo but the effoct upon growing crops Is In ques tion, Many Holds trented with llmo, potash, sulphur and other minerals for tho uso of dlfforent crops have uhown oxcellont results, nnd where land Is prognntod with alkali sWeet clover Is recommonded. Koll ItequlienientH Pall plowing Is preferable to spring for tho conservation of mois ture imd In tho ndaptlhlllty for early spring seeding As no fixed rule' of tlmo of nppllcatlon, nor nmount of water to bo used con de finitely bo mado which would be ap plicable to all localities, on' account of surfaco nnd subsoil variations and with underlaying clay, hardpau gravel, etc., to bo taken Into consid eration farmers must determine soil requirements of their various local ities, making this Important do clsjon. Jlowever, upon applying water In the spring tho soil should be kopt botwoen tho maximum capillary saturation nnd tho point of lento copllarlty usually tho condition known as "field molsturo capacity" In near tho dcslrablo point. AlltlclpiHtOIIH Tho multiplicity of difficult sub jects and obstinate things an agri culturist must solve, provldo for nnd contend with nro now becoming moro fully realized thro tho work of experiment stutlous nnd other scien tific Investigators. That nrcat.-r progress lins been mndo during the luit decado than In all tlnm previous Is boyond dlsputo, and It Is to bo hoped that by tho nld of such organ izations nn tho Kami llurcau tho co operation of tho various districts, couutlcs, states and tho Federal (lovornmont tho ngrlculturnl Indus try mny bo brot to n stnto of high ef ficiency In nil Itn various brandies. This In unquestionably ono of tho grcntcst problems of tho age, not only to tho fnrmor but to tho world. Successful farming Is a big sized mnn'n Job. s OBPPk Seligman's Studio CJTSSCSr. mm. i 25rf t" "fCwii'' 1 UM1 tram-fir' ' Wk4 $ Pi P w& 1 iSffir Does Experience Count ? Ask Father he knows 'V The making of photographs that are worth while is the result of years of experience in (hat line. We have dt voted over twenty years to 1 his business; Hat's why oui ilin.telle is increasing. No homo is complete without a photographic record of each member of the family. Today you aro hero; tomorrow gone! 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