Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-14

s1li cannot hold much water m tho
particles are fine and the soil compact.
the capillary action IL strong and 10
large amount Of water viii uH held an.
less lost by evaporation.
Moisture may be retained iu the soil
by subsolling. piowing, narrowing cuI.
tivntluH. muichlng, rolling. and by the
addition Of humus or decbyol vegetable
matter
subsonlng Increases the depth af
cllyey and compact soils and aUlVa
more water to enter thUu Instead 1f
running on on the surface suusoiling
is thus nn Important means uf prevent
lng washing. and II also enables tha
roots TO penetrate deeper thus Iugreaa.
Ing the feeding arcd. Both spring and
fall subaoiling nre of advantage on
stlm. heavy land.
Flowing IL an important factor in
SAVING soil moisture. Tho r.iHan why
lands wash au seriously o. fhrI no
blowing ls too fhullHNV HI DO Ia DO.
quUntly done when the Hu.I q. In ln uu.
DO condition. The pillow should d.. rln
us deep us possible. being 300 aIrbUy
lower each year until trU tuu a0I ls
eight or ten inches lrHr rH. Hast
p'nWing la that which leave. fha aHH
lu The finest state uf division. JIuIIN
or lumpy land cannot hI.u 10 IHrr4
amount uf water. therefor. % De- lm.
portuut t1 pillow when The land a uolth.
~ too wet nor too dry
Land should be- narrowed lffur pIuw-
lnE before the clodH huaHm. hII and
Ilfl.ul' Co crush, and tho surface made
ua tine uH possible. Frequent harrow
lnE OF lands already planted WII check
the loss VI water Orchards. especially
those containing young tr..a win hu
greatly benefited by narrowing Hf brief
Intervals until mldHuWmnU THE disk
harrow Do best adapted Goo yiayyy soils.
The disks should Doe oct 900 such Hu
angle that the entire surface 1871. Boz
tIllsd. As saver Of HuIl moisture how.
ever the disk harrow Do considered Inc
farl1r tl the Acme ur spring tooth hare
h1uuwH n the lands Doe been put ln
the proper condition early lu the season
20 spike tooth or smoothing harrow viii
b" 900 that iH needed during the sum.
mor
Tho frequent cultivation Of hood
crops o. necessary 90 prevent the rapid
evaporation 90 moisture. ~ the ground
Oh sufficiently loose an implement with
many small teeth should De- used, uH
such uuitiVutor leaves "a finer soil
mulch than one with large teeth. 4
soil mulch three Inches deep o. more sf-
trctNe ln saving moisture than one ~
Ices depth. The land should be- titled
after every rain. whether tho fail ~
heavy OF light Tho object of cuiuyn-
ton ls 90 destroy weeds aud 10 prevent
the formation uf "a surface crust This
crust. u allowed 10 remain uubrokou.
favor the capillary movement of wa
Ter tu the surface ~ tic ground where
the moisture yvnporutoa. Use the cul-
tlyator several times between rains. n
the intervals are long.
Nothing iH more effective nH mulch
Than fine soil, Straw, spoiled hay.
leaves pine needles, etc. are used 10
t limited extent iu the culture of fruits
and vegetables. These materials check
keep tho coil moist and
loose. ana help Go rDHt0rH fHrtIllty.
Rolling ls am advantage boz preventing
.hD IuHH 10 moisture from HliiG not com.
pact enough 90 hold much water Tho
HmUlrtlug Of such soils hy repeated
hat passes through Thorn md beyond
.hg reach u roots Whom the object of
ling is 60 save soil moisture. "a tooth
harrow should be used ~ possible. az
Ter rolling, Hu uH 60 form "a layer 10
1ua" Hull on the surface otherwise
ROLLING VIII decrease the coil moisture.
Tho roller should De- used with caution
20 oluyry lands. The purpose NJ using
me ROLLER after seeding during dry ]
weather Or ip compact tho soil. thus In /
fol.lnE tho capillary action, which ]
hffltH thN necessary amount NJ muiHs
urv Co the suUdH 90 cause termination
The roller iH sometimes used after the
plants uro ~ which. ~ course. favora
ne rice " water Go the young roots
The addition Of humus 20 soils def
'l"nt In organic material will greatly
Increase their capacity Tor holding wa
cr This may be-. supplied by using
vegetable mold. cover crops. rotations
'rocu muuurcs. and stable manuroa.
'ull moisture may be- saved by other
means, but those mentioned In this bull.
cun are tho most important