The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-02-26


going nearly to their knees in some
places. The depth was about Is in.
One and half days after, plOughed
through them without trouble, they
being near the middle of the field in
piece of bottom land. The next
were several pieces of hard pan in the
same field, leaving strips not subsoil
ed so as to see the effect if any. l SUBJ
sOiled also one piece of gumbO and
hard pan together, that is always
wet and miry when the rest of tn
ground around 1t is least way wet,
leaving strip unsubsoiled. That
subsOiled was somewhat dryer than
that unsubsoiled, during the season
when the rest of the ground was wet.
In plOughing the corn on the subsoil-
ed, it worked up much freeT and
lOOser than that not SUBSIDIZED. AS to
the crop on the land, that subsOiled
was somewhat better than the other,
but there was not much corn on
either, there was probably one and q
half acres in the piece.
The last plat SUBSIDIZED before plant
ing piece of land, in color light
brown, that when plOughed does not
turn over and break up fine like most
land, but breaks up into squares and
the like underlaid with reddish gum
DO, and is surrounded Oh three sides
by very rich, productive land. A
slip vas also left unsu bsOiled. This
with the rest of the field was plough
ed to corn about April 9Th. The corn
on the part of this land not SUBSIDIZED
was some better than that which was
not. This lard has never produced
much of a crop. Ijudge from this
that suOsOiling does not add mueh if
anything to- the richness Of the soil
where the top tOil is very poor. The
stirring the land so deep helps to re-
tain the surplus water, and loosens
the ground 30 that the roots can pene-
tTate it more easily, which of course
Df1aOC ~ AElOAO
The last subsOiling did was after
L had planted the corn. [ made
avenues long enough Sd that..esch of
the four horses could walk in plant
or mark and run the pillow between
the rows about is in. deep. 1t raised
the ground about in. and moved it
ar h.. oh oiH Of
the pillow. In the space where the
pillow went the weeds grew as they
did next to it. The corn piece was
more easily worked than any of the
others. The ground subsOiled after
planting WAS high prairie and only q
little way tom that subsidized before
pIOughing, u slip being left purpOsely
between them, was unable to see
any difference in the yield of cOrn
bet ween that SUBSIDIZED before or after
planting, but rhe yield on the sub
sOiled ground was six bushels more
than that next To is. The SUBSIDIZED
ground was much nicer and easier to
woFk, AMI could easily be distinguish
Ell in crossing it while plOug hing
corn and sometimes 1 have thought
that the ground shows u difference,
even now in January 1897. There is
certainly difference in the stocks,
they being larger and taller as can be
seen from the road.
.r.. y..ru IIffl.. a
til about the time the corn began to
tassle, and II was Ceiling dry. Then
it WAS very marked, the subsOiled
corn remaining quite green and grow
ing after the other had stopped.
Que can subsOil about acres day
before planting, aud about half as
much as can De plOughed in day
alter it is planted. l used four horses
that would average IL to II hundred.
In suOsOiling cross ways the plow
Cali be- run To the beam 10 in. / shall
OK experiment. with some CROSS ways
this season to see the difference. The
piOw l have is made in Kansas City,
like the Perine made at Topeka. 1t
is II ia. wIue which seems TO me is
enough as the wider it is the harder
it Will pull In buying get one with
a wheel as shoe gathers trash and
makes it run harder than a wheel. I
dug down where the pillow
went AMI always found that Ihe top
soil had been washed down to the
bottom of the place made by the plow.
My conclusions are:
LIST. That subsOiling in ordinary
ground will increase the yield of corn
six bushels TO the acre.
2nd. That the ground works much
easier and dries cut so It can be work.
ed quicker after a rain.
3rd. That 1t holds moisture longer
than that not SUBSIDIZED.
18th That on hign prairie with a
hard fODUat.I AullaOil l. hopafitod