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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-
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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
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Auction aie
At Stanton Ranch on 8-Mile
TWO MILES EAST OF EIGHT MILE POSTOFFICE AND 16 MILES SOUTH
WEST OF HEPPNER.
Saturday, Oct. 18
BEGINNING
I will offer at public auction to the high
8 HEAD OF MULES; 3 to 8 years old. All
good heavy weight; all broke to harness
4 head of horses. (2 work horses and 2
saddle horses.)
1 good Jersey Milk cow ; fresh in 30 days.
1 double action 10-ft. disc.
1 Jones weeded, 20-ft.
1 Kimbal weeder, 13-ft.
1 26-ft. wooden harrow.
4 wagons: 1 3M Bain; others 3V4 Bains.
1 Superior hose drill, 4-horse.
1 light hack with top.
1 fanning mill.
1 walking plow.
AT 10 A. M.
2st bidder the following list of property:
1 harrow, steel, 2 sections.
1 vitrei vat. 1 mower and rake.
2 sets work harness and collars.
1 saddle in A-l condition.
1 good McCormick 18-ft. header.
3, header boxes.
1 combine harvester (jood condition.)
Kquipped with Continental motor, 40
horsepower.
3 dozen laying hens and bunch of young
stuff.
"Also quantity of household goods and a
large number of other miscellaneous articles.
Free Lunch at Noon
TERMS
All sums under $25.00, cash. Sums over $25.00, six months' time on approved noteB
at 8 per cent.. 5 per cent discount for cash on all sums over $25.00.
This will be your opportunity to buy some of the things you need. All good stuff and
bona fide sale.
T. M. Arnold, Owner
E. E. MILLER, Auctioneer.
HOWARD ANDERSON, Clerk
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