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tiii; nrcvn iii'ij.ktiv, iii;ni, vi:iwhiay, NovitMiu:it t wis. rAAK a. u B) f Dry Land Farming lly I'nif, TIhiiiiiin Hliutv. HUH, MOIS't't'lllf IlltV KAItMIMl. I'liiirlldiiH of Wuli'i In Hull 1 Tlitno liiulinlo: (1) tlUfolvliiK plant rood In t ho noil; (3) cnrryliiK tho loud tllsaolvotl to tho plain, mid (.1) miiliilu'iiliiK proper itrnwtli In tho Plant, TIkhq function onn only lm ( foil ml nl thflr lit In oll of propur t ox t tire, well supplied with tliir tl intuits of plant (oiiil, trco from unit- , tor liurtfiil to plant growth and In propur conilltlon nn to tilth; wntur must also I hi prt'icut In aufflrlont ' iiuaiitltloa In thu Mill mid sulmoll. I'litnta tnkr their food from tho , noil throuith tho root, Thi-ao can not appropriate tho food unlcsa It In tit-Id in solution, TImi water which niirroiind thu roll Krnln In tho form of. "h film dissolves thu food no that tlialnnta cnn ford upon It. When tho plant food la thim liberated In rxrrr or the need of thu plunti or nt n pennon when plant lire not khiwIiik. It In cnrrlnl down In nolo- , tlon In llin gravity watur. Hhonld till Kravlty wator rrnch tho wntr tnlilo liflow, It In much llnhln to lm rurrU'd nwny In thu drnlnm:o wiitor, hhould It li KluHirlit'd In tin lowor .noil utoiiK with thu pupillary wwtor, It uiiiy li hkaIii enrr'ed to tho nruu v,hiTu tin' root of plant fMt In 'thu npwnril iiiowiiient of thu capil lary wnirr, Mini It may nUo lm r (lnforc'd hy plant food lltiurNtml In thu lowor lovtl thill Iiknc hn rcarhi'd by moisture. ,, T'o food solution urn earrtod to tho plunta through tlm root hulls v hlrli ramify throuith tlm por apocow m f thu (.oil, hrneu thu roat hoiiulU of 'nt KrovUh ljr iiiNlntnlnlnx a (at mm this limy iu (mimKiIu h sultalilo V.'rn'H of tll'h In Willi. Tho rootlota lannot ruiollly pnitrato pompi ,Mils, TIlU food tllMN HlHMtrtltKl I rarrlml up from cll to cull In thu plain to tho Wave, whora it I VlHlrti)d litio food suitably for tho llunin. ( Is thrti UUtrll.utwl to I'm m Mirtloin of the plant that aro In nerd of It to enable them to maku ,fiirthr Krowth, It U uvldunt. therefore, Hint If limit are to ho maintained In vlxor vu icrowth. the food thu carried In H'lutlon must l prirnt In nmrlnt Ntipplv Thu crow h made will U 'ruftrlrtnl, othor thlriK I w I tic ihiuaI. In iiroH)rtlon thu tncrnry food lackltiK. If not uiidl"d In tifTI rlrnt ilt'Krta to contlsuo Krowth, thu ttlln Itcroiim linMlrud imd thu luavu wilt WIimi thl luHpuim, Krowth Sni!nriiuii(y in tnnny limtNiiH- can not li nrrurrd, nnd If ctirrd It I nuvur m vlKoroii hkhId. Any purlod of HtHKnrttlon In thu Krowth of th jdant hlndurn fnturu duvrloinnnnt. In crdur to NtiKtnln isood Krowth tho food In thu poll mut firm ht hold In Milutlon hy thu iidllry wittur In "th in, lii'iicu thu trNiicciidnt lm iHtrtniice of n umclncy of thl ul Vtiont In dry iirun. Ilnw Soil MuUtlirr Miiy Im ll , It may Pu lost: (1) hy uvnptiriitlon nt tlm Mirfacn; (2) by traiitplMtloii throuith dn lit p.rowth, nnd (31 Py Vac III UK out throuKh tlm xuIimiII Thi'fn liiflnnicf tuny opurtu IiikI nt dlrfnrvnt tlmu, or tLuy itmy nil AtKtrutu nt ono nnd tho tntuo tlmu The tint I oprrntlvu chiefly lu the riMti of mild nnd warm wvnthur rind the n-cond only durnlK tho grow Iok period. The third limy he opur 'wtlvo nt any tlmu, hut uudi-r oinc conditions lu dry arc It I uot oper utlvu nt nil nt nny time. The grunt fat Iom, however, lu much cf tho dry area, cKptclnlly wheru the oll h Viot heuu tilled, occur lu the ruu off water that doe uot cuter the noil t nil. Uvnporntlon at the surface tnenot be o of uioMure from the soil n IV clltuti up throUKh thu pore pcvi iu me snrue 10 iua auriuce, wuere r t become vnKirUrd a it becomes ncorporated with the nlr. To pre vent iosa from thl aource I of the utmost Importance to thu farmer lu iry arun, heucu thu extent to which thl quustlon I dwelt upon below. I'udor tho most fuvornblu condition Ida nmount of moisture In the soil I Icsn thnn could bu utlllnd to thu bust ndvautHKo. If thl nhould bo lost or nny lurtto iKirtlon of ft, thu fnrmur In undono for that sonson. Initlrv fnrmliiK thu hundllnir of the Im.'Aj'Mn n wny that will cauto the Lirtclpltntlou fnllltiK upon tho aoll to Qicr iiiv sniiiu i" me kivuii'si tiiiini oosslblo la ruiidiimeiitul. nnd of no he Importnuco nru measure tlmt iviii lunu iu prevent iuu escapo oi uiiolsturu Ui thu Krontupt extent pos- V)blo until It baa been utlllxod In KrowliiK pluntH. i 1,01m of mulaturo by tranuplratlon ateniia tho pabHliiK of mulHturu Into jlhn nlr throUKh thu leaves of tho pliiut which Iiiih boon taken from tho 'tfoll, by tliu root. Thl procua lu coutlnuoua whllo Krowth lusta. It la la, Ion that cannot bo lessoned very 4iuiq)i by thoso who till thu aoll. Hut ft ho linrni thut may follow to succeed- Uk crop may bo liiliilmued ami lu many Inataucea vutlitily prevented by wisely roKulutliiB tho rotation fol lowed, Loss of molsturo by lunchlne Is of cpiirse tho Ions of water that has passed down through, tho soil luto tho uubsoll, whouco it niovoa on and out aa druluago water into atreamu. It kuldom occurs In dry areas, bo cniiso of the smull quantity that ,uutora tbo aoll. Id humid areas the ntor that passes down through the ill carries with it In Mutton much plant food that has boon taken out of tho soil. The richer the soil and tno muni nimiidniit tliu progUdtntlOii null In tho proem of Krowth, bunco the KruiiUir In tho Ion from thin, tho Ion of mnlatiiru from thin wwrco noitrcu, Thla exnlHliiM, In part lit will ix iroportlonntu to thu uxtont liust, why hoIIm In nroim of much to which weed nro nllowcd to Mrow. nillifall fruiiueutly call for much Tho riuiio In true of usuful plautn In furtllliiitlon, while crop nru ImltiB thulr Krowth, but with tho fon;iur Krown upon thorn. Thu fnrmur In thoro I no coiiipuiiHiitlou hn with tho dry nrua I usually spared lot front Utter, ttilt kuiircu. I Thu measure that may ha adopted hi ioiiio Instniicci, novvrthelfii, to provunt or nt least to lessen tho aoll may be excessively wet, ns when escape of Mill molnturo Include the for Instance, aeepnitu water flow Into 'following (1) tho malntennucu of n depression from n aiibturrnnenu duct mulch on land that la belli . . . .... ....!.. ' . sou ice. If these nru posseiscd of much day, they usually Income hard when thu wntrr evaporate sufficient ly to admit or tlllliiK them. When plowed they turn up cloddy, mid much labor I Involved In pulver mil them. If plowed when wet they bake. Moreover, they are much llublo to contain substances that are Injurious to veKotatloti, iih nn excess or anil. Them soil are undcfllrnhle an Iiun already been shown. liks of MoMiire hy KwiimiihiIoii Thu thief Inlliiences that lend to chiefly used In mnkliiK It la tho aplku thu loss of oll moisture by ovajMir- tooth harrow, hut on cloddy boIIh tho nilon nru: (I) ninshliio; () dry aid of tho plmikor or roller may bo and warm air, and (3) wind. Thu called In. On hard surfaces tho dine sun ahlnliiK down on moist soil turiiH should precede the. harrow, Thu thu molsturo tiunr the surfaco Into' procuwi In frequently xiken of hm vapor, Vihlch rises nnd ttiliiKlun with summer llllnco. Thu depth of thu tho nlr. ,Tlm rapidity of tho procM mulch In from 2 to 3 Inch. Tho I proportionate to tho hunt of the (Iiiuiium or thu anmu I dupundeiit to siimhtnH and th deKreu of molsturo I m-i.io exut on the character ut thu In tliu Mtti 'Mm ItiMuwicu of nun- ahluu al n faetur In ruiiiovluic inula turn by uvHporntlon In rondlly seen by roiiipnrlMK tho qulek dryliiK or tliu urfru ndl after rain when posed to brlKht sunshine with thu alow drvliu or soil In h almllar con-! dltloti on a cloudy day. Munshln,, I iiiu imisi (Hiwurrui laeior in inns ru movliiK moisture, lu dry arena such reinoval Should lm siwwlnlly Kuarded ak'alnst. because or tho ruat nbiiud-lclimM aiiri of thu sunshine. Air penetrates thu soil to n greater or lesser depth, according to it den sity or oroslty. It more rend Im penetrate between tho aoll grnlu In n newly cultivated soil. Aa It pastes between these, more or less of the moisture which adheres to the soil gralna heroine Incorporated with tho nlr thus diffused In the aoll, and ercape with It Into thu atmosphere a n result of constant movement of nlr The degree of thu aoll mois ture thu romuvud Is Increased with Inoreato In the dryness and warmth ol tho air, Wurui nlr will hold sev irnl time more vapor than cold air. As the nlr In usually more dry in dry arena than lu humid ones, tho loss from thl soureo will bu much more In tho former, nnd, lomuo of the Increased heat or summer, It will bo much greater at that season thnn In winter. Wind I n strong factor In remov ing moisture from toll, especially moisture on or near the surface. Tho Influence, of wind In thu taking up nuilsMiru may uu dearly sfen in thu rapidity with which water I removed from tho highway by atroijg wind blowing;,, after ruin. Winda are Jualty more prevalent In dry than In humid area. lx-cauo of the com 'urnthelv treeVs cotidltKn of the former, hence the relative. loss (f the 'noltturn from thl soufco I greater. These luflueucra frequently net In conjunction, nod when they do the loss of moisture from the aoll will be very rapid in the absence or meas ure to prevent It. The extent to which soil molsturo I lost through evaporation will be proportionate: (1) to tho extent to "which the agencies of nlr and wind are operative In removing It; (2) to the extent to which other Influencca re presunt that facilitate such loss, mid (3) to the extent to which aoll cc million nre absent that would teud to Ussen and prevent the same. Kr 10 what hna been said, It will lo rtiparent that evaporation will be much greater In southern thnn In northern nren of tho dry belt, lu the former the unhlno I hotter, nnd tho humidity of the nlr I Irs. The winda Hi ay not bo nny stronger but they nro warmer. Tho nnnunl average evaporation of surface wnter In dry area I usually several time greater than the annual precipitation. In the i'anhnndlo of Texas, tho an nual evaporation has been placed at about Ui Inches, wherean along thu Canadian boundary in North Dakota and Montana It la not moro thnn half that nmount. It In oven moro Im perative, therefore, that measures shall bo taken promptly and persist ently to prevent the cociipo of soil molsturo In nreaa far bouth than In thouc far north. Prominent nnumn tho other In lluencoa that nld tho escapo of boII moisture In the ntmunco ol preven tive measure nro ahowora, especially thoso that fall frequently nnd In small qunntltles. Water climbs up ward In tho soil by capillary attrac tion. The moro thin the Illm of wuter that surrounds thu aoll graluB tho moro alowly doe it movo up ward. Should tho soil bo dry, the upward movement cvnsos. Should rain fall and moisten tho soil down to whuro soil molsturo la still present tho upward inovomeut begins again, Water' moves up to tho surfuce and unchecked mingles with tho air. If this movement Is not chucked by stirring thes urfneo soil, much mois ture will soon escapo. Such stirring of the soil Is much more liable to bit neglected after- llaht than after boavy rains, bence the bntnrd that light showers will bring to dry farm- lilt; Ill thl wny. HuiiuirfiiVo pHckliiK of tlm noil limy nlo fnrlllliilo thu mriipo of foil inolw luro from bnlow, nltico It fiutllllnt tho uruout of tho hhiihi hy iiuikliiK it poMtlblo for It to ellinU inoio tondlly tuwHi'il tho HiirfHce limn would bo poMilhlo lu thu nliMoncu of hiirIi pnck nx. Any IiiIIUhiico that will fiiclll Into tho iiHveut of noil moliituro will fiidllltiito tho uxinpu oi tho en in o In the iihsuiico of hlndorltiK InfluoiicuN. WiudH ii I ho iiiimii wntur out of tho fallowed; (2) the atlrrltiK or otiltl VatlnR of tho null that hna been sown or planted, nnd (3) the artificial ahndliiR of thu aoll. A dual or coll mulch I n dry layer or earth coverlnic the nurface of tho aoll. It I formed hy pulverlxinR thu surface nfter the Innd hnn been plowed, It may nlro bo formed hy 'dliclim stuhhln laud In tho autumn! or sprlnu, and hy tlrrliiK fallplowed ntil lu thu early sprint', that ha set- t teil uiion Itself. Tho Implement aoll. On aomo aolla, esiieclnlly thosn that nre Krmtular, It doc not readily' liecoinu too line. On other, a fino elajn, tho unctMalvu use or tho liar, ox-limv may make the Mill hi fine tlmt It la not readily penetrated by rain, j In clay aolla rovored with a dust' mulch, tlm loan by vvnioratloii a Krunter tu?" lu thoae covertnl ny u I mulch or coarso iHK-tlcUa, a coarao w.nd, ror tho reason that watur more readily In fine than In coarte soil imrtlcle. Rnlii la tlm chief agent in destroy- (Continued on I'nge Ten) NOTICE l-OIt I'Clll.lCATIO.V. Dopnrtmcnt of the Interior, V. B. Land Office nt Tho Dalle, Oregon, October 21t, 1D12. Notice, la hereby given that Ralph A. Dunn of Ilond, Oregon, who on June 2!Hh, 1UUC, made Desert Kami Entry No. 41, Serial No. 0147, lor Winter Winter is Coming; and Carter's Wood is what you need to keep you warm. Sec mo when you want wood. I WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. F. M. Carter The Wood Man. a TO THE RESCUE WHO DOES uou LAUND ? V! will sav your ltntn. but you roust not wast much tlni gtulns our reaeu tri) a 1 wor,k, LOW PRICES, BETTER SERVICE Bend Steam Laundry. "Put Your Duda - la Our Suds" axsasnst Mt f E14NI5!,, Roetlon 25, towiiahlp 18 tfttiih, rango 12 onat, Wlllnmei'o .Mo rldlnn, Iiiih lllud nntlce or Intention to make final doaort proof, to estalA llah iildltn to thu Innd nbovo doanrlhcd boforo II. (. I.llla, U. H. Cominlaalou or, nt his ofllco at lloml, Orewon, on thu 30th day of Novombor, U2. Cliilmant nnma a wltnews: Mtlo W, WilaoH, ilonry Starr, (iwruo 10, Ixiwetl nnd Kenneth It. Dunn, ail or ilond, OrnKon, -C. W. .MOOHH. 33-37 KQKlator. NOTICi: I'OII I'L'llt.lCATION liopnrtinent of tho Interior, V, H. Land Olflce nt Tho hallux, OreKon, October 10th, 1012. Notice l( hcihy tclven that Elmer A. Antes, ol Ilond, Orck'on, who, on Heptcmber 13th, 1911, made home stead entry No. 01H82, for SK'A, Hoctlon 2S, Township 20 Bouth, ItnnKe 1G East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to make final commutation proof, to estab lish claim to the land above de scribed, before II, C. Ellis, U. 8. Commissioner, at bl otflco at Ilond, OrcKOn, on tho 30th day of Novem ber, 1912. Claimant nnmca aa witnesses! Orlea O. KinK, I'eter Jordan, O. C. Ileiiklo and W. 0. McCulston nil of Ilond, Oregon. C, W. MOORE, 33-37 pd Register. NOTICI'. I'Olt I'L'IIMCATIO.V. Department ol tho Intorlor, U. 8. Land Omeo nt Tho Dallcj, Oregon, October 17th, 1912, Notice Is hereby Rlvrn that Albert llarryman, or ilond, Orenon, who, on February 1th. luo, made ho mo toad ontry No. 024tf0, ror N'H .KV, Sec tion 7, Township 17 South, Hance 12 Kast, Willamette Meridian, haa tiled notice or Intention to mako final thrcu year proof, to octabllsh claim to thu land above descrlUed, before II. C. Kill. U. S. Commlaalonur, at hi oHJce, at llend, OruKon, on tho 3rd day of December, 1912. Claimant names a wltnoMea: John V. Voting. Karl II. Houston. CeurKO llattw of llend, Orecon, and (loo rnu W, Horner of I.nldlaw, Orc ein. C. W. MOOUK, 33-37 Itcslater. notici: Foit rum.icATioN Department or the Interior, L'. S. Itnd Office at The Dalles, Oregon, October ICth, 1912. Notice Is hereby given that C. S. llenxon, guardian ol Jesse I.. I'oush, of llend, Oregon, who, on June 19th, 1907, made homestead entry No. U.542, Serial No. 04113, lor NWK, Section S. Township IS South, Ilangu 1C Hast Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to make fl im I five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, In-fore II. C. Kill. L S. Commiss ioner, at his office at llend, Oregon, on tho 1'Cth day of November, 1912. Claimant names aa witnesses: C. II. Krickson, Oliver Hrlckson of Bend, Oregon. Ceorgo T. Hitching and Itnlph 1). Gates, of rtoberta, Oregon. C. V. MOOHK, 33-37 ItegUter. Bitimatr on pplication Wall Paper at Portland Trices N. P. WEIDER PAINTER & Paperhanger Cheapest and But Wall Pater Sam ples In tbe county. Gtt My Price. Otttt scroM stmt bom posloSt Dos 39. Bend, Oregon. :THE ALTAMONT MODERN - CLEAN COMFORTABLE . , STEAM HEAT HOT WATER BATHS First Class D1N1NQ ROOM J. J. KLOIN, Proprietor. MRS. W. D. CURSEY, Alcr. t ---- - Billiards and Pool Fine an1 Popular Lino of CIGARS Robert Blackwell Wall Street,' Bend, Oregon Clover Leaf Dairy PURE AljILK AND CREAM TULIH'IIOMl nnd we will deliver S. L. STAATS, Prop. 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