The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-08
THE FUTURE FARM AND FARMER
The Making and Improvement of the
EARN.


The experienced and intelligent farm
er we'll knows that the smaller COM
pass of acres within which he can
make good living, the more remuner-
alton he will receive for his aiabor.
Such farmers also know that the
! amount of practical intelligence he is
In possession of will determine the size
! OF his farm. Or, in other words, the size
of the farm Of the intelligent, thrifty
! farmer will be in proportion smaller as
he grows in knowledge and experience.
Because by advanced intelligence, the
farmer produces more on the same
| amount of acres and with less expend-
iture. Therefore the tendency of the
future farm favors small holdings Of
from ten to twenty-five acres.
The Improvement of the Soil.
In agriculture natures laws all
point to a unit in execution That is
to say, natures laws require freedom
for the roots to penetrate to their proper
depth, it wants looseness, to favor the
gorwth of the roots, and adaptability
to receive and hold moisture and neat;
and finally it needs strength in plant
food, so as TO nourish the roots neces-
sary for a fruitful vegetation above
ground.
The unit of execution in favoring
the above rules for fruitfulness is to
create a soil from Is to 20 inches deep,
containing the qualities enumerated
above.
Depth of the Soil.
The upper ten inches of the soil
should be turned by plowing. The
lower, from five to ten inches of the
underground soil should only be loos-
l@x-;
purpose. This is preparatory to give
the roots all the nourishment and free
dom they require.
Looseness.
Where, as with us, the farm is irri-
gated, more vegetable Ghumus) matter
mixed with the soil is necessary than
where rain supplies the soil with mois-
ture. Therefore to supply the neces-
sary loosening elements, it must be
one of the farmers main objects to
produce this amount of vegetable mat
ter to mix with the soil from Is to 20
inches deep.
To supply manure alone. that which
the farmer produces upon his farm
will, in most instances, be too slow a
process to depend on by an energetic
farmer. And he will lose both time
and money by not applying other re-
sources within his reach.
Amongst the best fertilizing plants
that we have are sweet clover, lueerne
spinach. buckwheat, etc Grow them
close, and when in high bloom plow
them down. The farmer should also
obtain all kinds of animal and vege-
tabl manure, where it is to be had at
reasonable prices. Clay land will be
improved by mixing with sandy soil.
To obtain the necessary looseness of
the soil, in order to secure the ideal
100-fold in farm produce, is one of the
most expensive but Fest paying i'm
provements that can be made on the
farm.
Retention of Moistur.
1t is an easy calculation to make
that when irrigation water is warth
nifty dollars an acre, and the farmer
can make the same amount of it fully
suffice for two acres, he has added that
much value to his land, which he can
apply on further improving the soil
for receiveing and holding moisture.
Shallow plcwing, land poor in humus,
and poor crops will require about three
times as much irrigation water as soil
which has been improved as before
suggested. Therefore the value of the
irrigation water saved will about cover
the expense in improving the soil as
above described
Heat.
The proper mixture Of the soil with
Vegetable matter will Increase DURING