Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-27
SCIENTIFIC FARMING.
The Burlington Route Going Into Agrieul
tural Pursuits.
viii Conduct Experimental Farms.

The Burlington Route has arranged
to conduct next year some seven model
farms on its line at McCook, Alma,
Oberlin, Curtis, HOldrege, Hastings
and Broken Bow, in Nebraska. At
each point arrangements have been
made with resident farmer, selected
with reference to his fitness for the
work, to take charge of the Burling-
ton farm. The farms will be supplied
with the special machinery manu-
featured for the purpose of prevent
ing in a large degree the evaporation
OF moisture from the soil according to
the Campbell Method"
The conservation of soil moisture is
one of the most important problems
presented to the farmer. Hardly a
season passes in which some import
ant crop is not largely reduced in
yield because of lack of sufficient
moisture to bring it to maturity. All
other conditions may have been favor
able for full crop, but the result was
failure on account of a deficient sup
ply of moisture. The lack of moist
ure, as rule, is not the result of
insufficient rainfall, but that it has
been allowed to escape largely 10y
evaporation. With proper prepara-
tion OF the soil and methods of till
age, d bOuntiful crop is assured, even
in years when hot winds and lack OF
rain during critical periods OF the
growing season mean failure OF crops
titled according to ordinary metnOuS.
The Importance OF proper prepara-
tion of the ground and OF thorough
culture to conserve moisture is so
great that, ii its value was Iully re-
allied, we should experience but little
trouble from OrOutnS. Far better is
a season with deficiency OF rainfall,
ii continuous surface cultivation be
given, Than season OF abundant rain
wi it'll little culture.
Following are some hints on how to
apply the ''CampDeli MetnOd:"
seven or eIgn U-incn pIowlng is best
done with sixteen or eIguUeen-lncn
Sulky piOW- OoOu, even pIo%lng is
important. BE sure you lave lie
depth. Measure IL; uOn' L guess at IT,
Follow as close 10 Lle pow as possible
with the surface packer. -uane III
your rule To PACK all your land the
same day it Is piOweu.
Inc soil mulch, Or dust blanket, is
best obtained ny GLe use Vi Il SprI ny
tOoIh harrow or CuIUIVdIor, WIUu
points OF the JeeLn directed forward
hot perpendicular vi oIIii UlilS Jul
set nat, Will Tie points directed Ior-
ward AND DOWNWARD So as 70 cut unuer
the surface SOIL.
Small grain and ndA must De drilled
ana cultivated i ne uiIiiS oi Sucu
crops should DE ifoin eianieen 10
u
in the Market Ior uOino SuCiI WORK.
Ihe BurIInS Ton ACUTE Will nave d
man on the road uurlns; L.ie growing
season next year. 70 visit Uiic various
stations dJ least once d Wceh, ana see
that the plans are ueIns carried out
and make reports as W Tile prog reSS-
Samples Oh Tue son VIII De forwarded
every day from each vi tIIe. STA lions TO
the State CuiverSiGy Oh NeoraSkit,
and tests maue 10 ueJernIlIie Uue per
cent. OF moisture. ~ feature VIII ;iISO
be keeping the matter uciOre tine
farmers, aud aG the CONCLUSION vi Liie
experiment ii compete diiu eAIiauSt-
i've report Will De puuiiSneu.
The BurIlus; ton iNUuGe is ever alert
in the Interest oI Jne agricultural
classes, IOr il, VITA Characteristic
foresight, rediiLeS tiidL Whatever our
success may Ne, 1T must nave is StiI l.
ing point with Utie iaruuer.