Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-08
FOR THE
RAISING OF SUGAR BEETS

| harrow light and harrow once (or
twice. II necessary. the same way.
In case the weeds have grown large
between the time Of first working and
this second working. SO that the har-
row Will not kill them all, IL will be
necessary To use the disc harrow, lap
ping 1t one-half In order 10 leave the
| ground level.
In event you have not disc harrow
for this purpose, which we strongly
advise using. go over the ground with
cultiyator: ana In extreme cases
plow light, for the weeds must be kill
ed before planting the land. After
using the disc or cuitivator for destroy
Ing the weeds, the harrow should fol-
low Immediately behind. working the
I land down 10 n perfect seed-bcd, SO
as not to allow Il to dry out between
the times OF working with the different
tools. In spring blowing II will b.
found necessary In almost all eases. as
before stated. TO use II roller just before
the last narrowing above mentioned.
One roller VIII bc provided In each
ilstrIc; by the factory for this purpose.
| for which II nominal rental charge OF
10 cents per acre will be- made. In
order, however. TO avoid delay In this
| important work. We advise three or
four farmers In each locality Joinln:
| ami purchasing or building rollers for
their own Use. This i Important.
To prepare land for alfalfa piow In
the fall or spring ihr,,' or four Inches
deep just n soon as the land VIII work.
then harrow well and get all the roots
out. ani pile them up nnd burn them
or haul them on. Then. just before
| planting plow again eight or nine
Inches deep: then sub-snIl and harrow
well. working the land down to n per
feet seed bed In the manner previously
described. Alfalfa land. or land very
foul with wild oats. should he icf,
late for planting. 50 III. tender plants
may not become chokcd lay either the
alfalfa or Wild oats.
Any farmer who cunirmplnics plant
/ Ing his beet crop on corn land and II
he has such land We r,srommcui II ~
l preferable to grain land FOR this crop
II II absolutely necessary that lie ~.
move the stalks before planting. and
We would suggest that this lic done 1T
once where the frost Is out OF the
/ ground.
The following special tools nrc re-
/ Iuirrd for beet culture: i."vclicr ani
cloi crush-r. This l. an inexpensive
tool. Hni absolutely essential In the
/ preparation Of the s-',l.h,,i. nnd j. con.
| structci ~ follows: TAX" two plcc'-s
/ Of luinl-r two inclicS 10y clshi inches.
sixteen feet In length for III" slides:
take three pi.,-s two Inches by eight
Inches. seven feet long Tor the cro.s.
/ plrcrs. Set the front cru-s.pi.,r' OH nn
angle nf ten degrees. and the center
cru.s'picrr perpendicular. aud the
third or rcnr cru.s.ri'','r ou nh angle Of
ihir,y.iiv- degrees. iwu feet from the
-ud 81 the sides. Nail well together,
hracine each corner well.
] one two.row h--t -uliivainr. de
signed especially Tor hcvi Culturc. This
important toni l. provided with weed.
"rs. duck feet. hull Tongues. lrricntins
shovcls. extra dry heavy wcci-rs an'l
spiicr-.
one s.cri.frnmr disc. Each farmer
should provide himself with n siN.foot
stcci.fram- disc. nni also with one
s'ccl.framc lever harrow with half.
inch tooth.