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THE 0AZETTE-T1MFS. HITFYER , OKK, TtURSPAY, OtT. 8, 19U PAIS TWO " vl " ' .. ' V home uf:er siH'-..it;r.s to V. V. t. ox Has movoa nis i-uuny n--'T'",r- -""''" r-r- - - llrir?T7r7 tt3 n n n Tf 7 TT TT1 A (1 I j CALLING HIM turnig years in the I'nltoJ Statos navy. T:-.i j,uo town for the winter and the cliil to brothers enjoyed a tenty-mm- Jro;l ft,u atlend g,,uH,, ute visit between trains. J ill' a . .1 ii i: i V '4 mm rA If bwl BLOW SOILS MAKE FARMING IN ; NORTHWEST SECTIONS DIFFICULT Mr. and Mrs. IV n O Aiuiorson K B-'rry. prominent Lexington have Just relurned from a two seek,. !'-'" grower, spent Monday In the visit to Portland. dt-v 0:1 buin- illlllll! WAITSBURG I Pure White I Flour I For Sale By Phelps Grocery Co. 1 Department of Agriculture Gives HinU on Proper Method of Cul tivation on Dry Land In Windy Section. Washington, D. C, Oct. 7. Far mers of the Pacific Northwest who practice dry farming will find ques tions of vital interest to them dis cussed in Farmers Bulletin 1047, Just published by the United States de partment of agriculture. The more progressive farmers of this region have developed methods of handling summer fallow that bring much high er yields than those that have been generally followed hitherto. This bulletin describes in detail these Im proved methods as applied on both 'blow" and "non-blow" soils. According to the specialists of the department, three methods are fol lowed in summer fallowing, the land being plowed, respectively, at three different dates, April 1, May 1, and June 1, in each case the plowing be ing the first tillage operation per formed. The purpose of the first me- thod is to give no cultivation after the land is plowed, the weeds being allowed to grow and then removed with a hoe, disk harrow or knife weeder Just before they form seed. The second method consists of giving the land a light harrowing the same day it is plowed, no subsequent till' age being practiced except to remove the weeds by hand Just before they form seed. The third system repre sents the thoroughly cultivated sum mer fallow. The land is harrowed immediately after it is plowed. As soon as the weeds appear, usually in about three weeks, it is harrowed again. Sufficient cultivation Is then given to keep the land free from weeds. The land plowed April 1 and May 1 usually requires 2 and some times three, cultivations. As few weeds grow on the land plowed as late as June 1, the usual cultivation given in this case is to harrow twice after plowing. Early Plowing Gives Best Yields. Since the main objects of summer fallowing are to prevent the surface evaporation of soil moisture, and to keep in check the weeds which rob the soil of water, early spring plow ing is one of the most dependable practices, some farmers even double disking the stubble land before it i plowed. Dry plowing Immediate!) after harvest is practiced on "nun blow" soils in certain localities where the rainfall is scant and where the Russian thistle occurs profusely in the stubble after harvest. The chief object is to turn the thistles under while they are green and before they produce mature seed, as where they are allowed to grow until the follow ing spring they usually mat the soil to densely that it is necessary to burn them off. Right-lap plowing or dou ble disking Just after the grain la cut ulso holds the thistles in check suffi ciently to make it unnecessary to bum off the weeds the following spring in order to plow. Land that practiced immediately after harvest, the moldboards of the plow should be removed in order to leave the stubble and weeds on the surface of the ground so that the soil will not blow. As soon as the frost is out of the ground the following spring a mulch is formed with either the spring tooth harrow, the disk harrow, or the right-lap plow, this mulch be ing fomed early in the spring, when the soil is wet, in order to make clods. After this surface mulch is formed the weeds are usually con- Lrolled with the rod weeder. Right- lap plowing or double-disking imme diately after harvest also is efficient n controlling the "blow" soils which ire infested with Russian thistles, as ihese practices also kill out the the weeds. On the land which is no; badly infested with thistles, the field s first double-disked in the early ,nrinz. and then later, when a croD of weeds has started, it it plowed with the moldboards of the plow re moved, as such culture opposes wind blowing and yet prepares a good seed bed. In the drier districts, land that is subject to blowing frequently is sum mer fallowed by double disking from two to three times during the spring and early summer. The first disking .2 done in the spring, and the second and third as successive crops of weeds appear. One of the advantages of ni! method is the large acreage that may be handled with a small force. One man with a large double disk and 10 or 12 good mules can disk about 20 acres a day, which means chat in 40 days 400 acres can be cov ered twice. Spread Litter Over "Blow" Soils. When a soil begins to blow prompt and immediate attention must be de voted to its control. An efficient con trol consists of spreading straw or manure over the affected area as soon as the blow is discovered, beginuing jn the windy side of the field and working with the wind. The straw may be held in place by running a disk harrow over the area strawed, the disks of the harrow being set per fectly straight. By cultivation with a spring tooth harrow, shovel culti vator or meadow row drill, blows may be controlled In their early stages, the implements being drived at right angles to the direction of the prevailing wind In order to let the drifting sand fall into the furrows. However, if there are no clods to be brought to the surface, such cultiva tion will do little or no good. Land that has been blowing for some time may be controlled by plowing fur rows across the affected area at right angles to the direction of the prevail ing wind, the furrows being from one to two rods apart, thus operating to catch the sand and keepl,acyori-eta catch the sand and keep it from trav eling on the surface of the ground. Moves to lone Wheat Ranch A. D. Sachter, who formerly farmed the Soukup ranch south of has been treated in this' way may be Heppner, has rented the Ball ranch summer fallowed the following sea-, near lone and moved there during son by again disking or right-lapping the past wee, wiiu m. iu... ... once or twice, and then controlling Bachter lost 16 head of horses on the the weeds with a rod weeder. Some road while moving, and he is very farmers practice the combination of anxious to find some trace of them, these systems where the land 1 adapted to such practice. ' Ad Sold the Cows. Cure All Soils Tliat Blow. I A. C. Allison was in the city last Summer fallowing the "blow" I Thursday and stepped Into The Ga- soils is a more complex problem, as zette-Times omce long euougn m In addition to getting the seed bed in us to lift the Jersey cow for sale ad. good condition and to providing as "I've sold all my cattle, said Mr. much moisture as possible, it is also Allison, "and don't want to be both necessary to leave stubble and trash ered with buyers I can't supply. Mr. or clods on the surface of the field, Allison Is one of the targe alfalfa In order to prevent the soil from be- growers of the Butter creek district, ing scattered broadcast by the wind. ' All operations which tend to rub and Miss Alma Akers, daughter of Mr. finely pulverize the soil are avoided, ! and Mrs. A. 8. Akers, has returned as these conditions induce towards in- to Portland to resume her studies at creased blowing. The aim should be business college. She went by the to prevent the soil from blowing at way of Goldendale, Wash., and spent all, but If a biow begins, prompt ac- a few days visiting with Miss Qlady Hon should be taken to stop it. It Davenport. usually is disastrous to attempt to. , . . . Handle blow soils, according to the' Carl C. Haynle same iummer-fallowing system fol- at the First National Bank a. lowed on soil, which are not light called to Portland lat week on bus and .ubject to wind shifting. Oen- Ineu. While at the Uinon depot he Vrllly .peaking, where dry plowing 1. ran across bis brother who wa, Just OIL DIWESTOR "INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU BUY" Free Information on oil companies and promotions to subscribers for the TEXAS OIL CRITIC One Year ESTABLISHED 1915 One Year $1.00 Sample Copy Free $1.00 THE TEXAS OIL CRITIC is an independent publi cation issued ever)- Saturday at Fort Worth in the inter est of the investors in oil securities. It is not a house organ and is not affiliated with promotions of any kind. 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