The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-03-22

''rHN NaANA'NHNA ~ NlfHH"lAN - IANAAA NNANN
ment from the commencement Of our
experiments as conducted during the
past eight years at Geneva, Nebraska
In the spring OF 1857 we commenced ON
our nursery grounds 10 prepare the
ground for planting in the ordinary
manner. We plowcd the ground about
eight inches deep and planted our nur-
sery stock, among which was a quanti-
" OF seedlings which were dug the
same fall la order 10 get the proper
length OF root 10 successfully trans
plant the seedlings Il became necessary
TO get under thom much deeper than
the ground had been plowcd. which
was accomplished by using seeding
digger set TO run nearly sixteen inches
deep. II required six horses 10 do this
work and the ground was stirred up as
II had never been before. The next
season this field was planted TO corn
and the yield was nearly 20 bushels
per acre, while land plowcd In the ordi-
nary way yielded only 50 bushels. This
led US TO experiment In preparing the
soil, our motto being "Plow deep aud
thoroughly prepare tue soil before
planting"
Each succeeding year gave us good
results by deep stirring, though we did
not attain the full measure OF success In
our experiments until we began TO use
q pillow to subsoil the entire ground. In
the fall Of 1891 we purchased a Mapcs
subsoil pillow with which we succeeded
In getting down 20 tho depth OF six
teen inches below tho surface. Our
method Il 10 first pillow eight inches
deep with an ordinary it.inch stirring
pillow which Is followed by the subsoil
plow running In the same furrow loos-
cning the soil to the depth Of eight
inches more but not throwing Il 10 the
surface, This gives Us u reservoir six
teen inches In depth 10 catch and re.
tain all the moisture that falls, and we
are convinced that during the twenty.
three years We have resided In Fillmore
county there has never been a season
whom the rainfall was not sufficient TO
an this reservoir with water before the
growing season commenced.
We have been asked tho following
questions by correspondents;
Q.-Whcn do you suosoil-fall or
spring?
Awe have subsoilcd both In spring
and fall with equally good results
GLOW many horses do you use?
Ave use three horses ON each
plow, though two good horses will do
the work
Q.-what kind OF pillow do you use?
A@Thc Mapcs subsoil pillow, manu-
featured by Deere q Co., Moline, Ill
Cost OF pillow, siiO0
Q.--What Is the nature OF your soil?
a.N NhA NnNl md Lat
ter OF Prof Whitney appended hereto
Q-ls your land upland or bottom
Alt Il upland prairie, the depth to
water being ia feet
Q.-Whnt ~ tho cost per aero Of
blowing by your method?
AIS the sutsoil pillow Is drawn by
"A separate team and follows In the
same mrrow behind the stirring pillow,
| II simply amounts TO one extra plow'
ing.
Q.-what Is your method OF eultiva.
/ ton?
A.-our method IL first to harrow
each evening all the land plowed dur
/ ing the day. This breaks up the clods
before they become hardened, and pre-.
vents tho soil from drying out by eyap'
| Grafton. Before planting we again
harrow and pulyorilo the surface with
n float" We are then ready for plant
ing
IL we plant to small grain we drill
east and west, leaving the surface just
MS the drill leaves H. As the prevail
| ing winds are from the north and south,
the surface being made rough east and
west helps TO protect the grain and pre-
vent blowing out
II we plant TO corn our method Is d
plant about three or four inches deep
follow the planter with the harrow
and give surface cultivation, run
ming the cultivutor teeth just deer
enough To destroy the weeds and brcai
up the surface OF the soil, We cndeayoi
10 cultivate the corn Just rs soon after
each rain Ms the condition Of tn,
ground will permit II the rain be 1
heavy one and the soil Is firmly packed
IL Is OF the utmost importance that the
crust be broken ns soon a. possible II
order to retain the moisture In the soil
the loose surface soil acting Us n mulcl
10 prevent evaporation
During the past exceedingly dry sea
son, our nursery stocS-partculnrll
one Geld containing 500, 900 apple tree
--was cultivated once week. W,
used n spring tooth cultiyator merely
stirring the surface and Us result q
This method Of cultivation there was M
time during the entire season when tn
earth would not ball In the hand undo
slight pressure at depth OF tire
inches below the surface. This condi
zion was brought about by having
deem subsoil reservoir TO store up tn
surplus moisture which fell during tn
eariy part OF the season, and retainel
nv frequently stirring the surface 4
prevcnt evaporation.
Ne find that II Is not necessary I
subsoil each season, but that once Il
three years will answer all practice
nurposcs. II Geld is SUBSIDIZED an
plapted to corn the FIRST, or first an
second year, then followed b
wheat or oats, the results will be satl'
factory, though slight falling OF
viii he noticed In the third crop atte
snbsoiling. For instance A tel
that was subsoiled In the fall OF is9
and cropped 20 corn seasons OF Y
and 'ps, was planted TO oats In th
snrinp OF "a and produced yield c
9ai, bushels per acrei while on anoth'
,,ortiou OF the same field which hn
, been subsoiled in the fall OF '9a an
, raised a crop Of corn the season OF VI
,he Weld OF oats was AK bushels p'
acre. showing n difference OF bush'
,,sr acre In favor Of the land which ha
! / ~ 49, apa crnD since suhsoilinH.