Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-23
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s0ll-t the common plle-tne almoS-
phere, and 10 especially so when ten
chances TO one instead Of the evaporat-
ed water coming back into the coun-
try it flows back east where they
need 1t not / am opposed to letting
the water escape by means Of rivers
or evaporation through the ground
or from reservoirs, except what es-
capes the leaves OF desirable vegeta-
ton, giving life and stimulating
growth as it goes. What then is the
solution Of the problem Of water
supply Of the upland or sloplug rarm9
| answer subsoiling two feet deep and
stirring the ground shallow after such
rain to keep the crust from forming.
The advantages from this system are,
it breaks up the hard crust which is
found On all ground just below where
it has been stirred or listed. This
crust is az hard to penetrate with
roots rs with water and is great
hindrence to the development Of the
plant
! Two feet of loose earth will absorbe
as fast as any rain short of water
spout could fall at least IL inches OF
rain or more water than have ever
seen fall at once.
II this crust is once broken il will
be found loose below so that the earth
will be loose all the way down and
thus the moisture from below will
meet that from above and thus insure
a continuous supply.
As another advantage subsoiling
will store the water down deep in the
ground out Of the reach Of sun aud
wind while II it soak up only three
inches deep in few days 1t is gone.
The moisture stored from heavy
rain will last thoroughly long con-
tinued drouth. Fall and winter mois-
ture can be stored for the coming
year. In fact, water saved from one
wet season may last for several other
, seasons with what rain we get along.
Again deep blowing aids IN drain
ing the water off the surface. A few
rains in succession leaves water stand
ing on the surface so the crop can
not be tended and the farmer stands
with his hands in his pockets, the
weeds taking his corn helpless to
work until untold damage has been
done.
By this new method the water is
! out Of sight by the time the rain stops
and the farmer can get into the field
at once just when his work will
count.
Surface water standing on the crops
with the sun boiling down will scald
them. II the water is in the ground
and escapes only through the plant
never.
In point Of cost the subsoIler can
be bought for less than almost any
other implement that you hitch horses
to making il within the reach OF al
most every one.
It can be used any time in the year
when the ground is not frozen. The
sooner you get one the better. There
may be rams enough this year to
make a crop for next, or dashing
rain If saved might make crop
,, while il it run off the crop would be
, lost.
In conclusion / will say that / am
, trying to practice what / have been
. 80 tedious in preaching, aud if any
want to see what am dong they are
, welcome to come and investigate for
themselves.
l am running the subsoler from
the top Of the ground IL to Is inches
> deep and breaking the ground up for
/ a foot on each side, and all that with
only four horses. Compared with
the work it does it is the lightest
= running tool made. will soon list
this ground in corn and this fall l
I will 60 20 to "a inches deep in the
/ same field with the same horses.
Other ground l will subsoll between
' the rows Of corn before the corn gets
. to big to 'pjlre the roots.
/ believe the subsoiler and wind
s mill will do more to redeem the
3 credit OF the state than all the poll
tics, governors, Legislatures, irriga-
! ton boards and appropriations thrown
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