The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-04-22
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.


VIII Conduct Experimental FaL
Notice of Sale of village HondS'
The Burlington route has arranged TO con-
duct next year some seven mooei i"in'
on its line at McCook, Alma. ooei-
Curtis, Holdredge, Hastings aha I'm
Bow in Nebraska. At each point hrrans
ments have been made with d residen, &c
mer, selected with reference to ms h'n e.
for the work, to take charge OF Tue IL H.,
llngton farm. The farms will be snpp,ead
with the special machinery mnnuhaciu =
for the purpose of preventing III IL -
degree the evaporation OF moisture lIoh u
the soil according to the 'evfA''N'
Method" one
The conservation of soil moisture Is .'n s
Of the most important problGhs' prcsenH -
to the farmer. Hardly a season pusseF ~
which some important crop Is not lfse'S,
reduced In yield because of lack OF sulrfc'ehu
moisture to bring 1t to maturity. All other
conditions may have been favorable 1or IL
full crop. but the result was failure ON AZ
count of a deficient supply of moisture. me
lack of moisture, as a rule, Is not lhe result
of insufficient rainfall, but that 1t has becnA
allowed to escape largely by evaporation,
With proper preparation of the soil ana
methods of tillage, a bountiful crop ~ az,
sured, even In years when not Wihos NV NV
lack Of rains during critical periods OF me
CROWN. season mean a failure OF nops
titled according to ordinary methods.
The importance of proper preparation ~
the ground and Of thorough culture to com
serve moisture is SO great that, II Its value.
was fully realized, we would experience
but little trouble from drouths. Far better
Is n season with u deficiency of rainfall, II.
continuous surface cultivation is given. than!
a season Of abundant rain with little Gull
turc.
Following are some hints on how to APP
ply the Campbell Method:'
Seven or eight-inch blowing Is BEST done
with a sixteen or eighteen-inch sushE plo".
Good, even blowing Is important. re su,S
you have the depth. Measure IL; aohu
guess at it. Follow as close to the Ilrw as
possible with the surface packer. Make 1t
your rule to pack all your land the saiQe:
day 1t Is plowed.
The soil mulch or dust blanket. is best.
obtained by the use Of a sprlng-tooth har-
row or cultivator, with points of teeth d.
rected forward-not perpendicular or slant.
ing, hut set fiat, with the points directed!
forward and downward, so as to cut under
the surface soil.
Small grain and fax must be drilled and!
cultivated. The drills Of such crops should!
be from eighteen to twenty-five inches:
apart. Tools are in the market for doing:
such work.
The Burlington route will have a man on
the road during Its growing season next
year to visit the various stations ut least
once a week and see that the plans are be-
Ing carried out and make reports as 70 the
progress. Samples of the soil will be for
warded every day from each Of the sta
tions to the State University of NebraskI,
and tests made to determine the per cent.
Of moisture. A feature Will also be keeping;
the matter before the farmers, and at the.
conclusion of the experiment n complete,
and exhaustive report will be published.
The Burlington route is ever alert in the:
Interest Of the agricultural classes, for It,.
with characteristic foresight, realizes that:
whatever our success may be, 1t must have
Its starting point with the farmer.