The Iola register., 1902-01-31

perfect; don't let crust form on the
surface; keep it loose; keep the culti-
vator going with judgment. Examine
the soil frequently, watch the roots,
study their relation to sol and plant.
Don't saythis won't pay, forevery part
has been proved over and over again.
Don't expect as good results the
first year as you will get the second
season, and the third crop will be bet
ter than the second, as each years.
tillage improves the physical -condi
tion Of the soil, if you will but stick
close to these principles. 1t was the
careful following OF therules that gave
the big results previously referred to.
This principle carefully followed for
five years on forty acres will raise
more and better crops than the aver
age farmer will grow on eighty acres
by the common method in the same
length OF time on the same kind of
soil.
CAUTION.
Do not get Subpacking confounded
with Subsoiling. 1t is not a loose
condition below the surface that Is re-
qGired, but fine soil condition. In
the heavy clay countries where the
average rain fall is 40 inches, or more
subsoiling to open up, below the roots
of the plant water courses, may be an
advantage, but with us we not only
want to get the water down into the
soil but, want it TO come back by cap
illary attraction to supply the roots
of the plant during the long dry peri
ods. This it will not do if the lower
portion of the furrow slice or the sub
soil below is open and full of air
spaces.
Do not cultivate, plow or otherwise
work the soil when wet, nor wait after
rain until there is crust formed on
the surface, for you will then have
lost much water by evaporation and
your soil mulch that should be fine,
loose and even will be coarse aud
lumpy, not a good protection to furth-
er evaporation.
Do not guess your soil mulch or
dust blanket is two or two and half
inches deep but measure it, and be
sure or you will be deceived and call
one and u half inches fully two and a
half deep.
Do not cultivate as deep next to the
plant as in the center of the rows by
one-third to one-half. The nearer the
plant, the closer are the roots to the
surface.
Information may be had regarding
the Sub surface Packer together with
price and cut of same by addressing
King and Hamilton Co., Ottawa, Ill.
In letter accompanying this pam
phlet, Mr.. Campbell said:
II assure you, sir, Prof. Cottrell is
even modest in his statements. 1t is
hardly possible 20 estimate the value
of this method of soil cultured, for it
not only means successful farming in
the semi-arid West, but doubling and
trebling of the average crops in the
more humid sections. | have gone
far enough in this matter so that | do
not hesitate to state that good annual
crops can be grown as far as into
eastern Colorado, also that failure by
drouth need never occur in any part
of western Kansas or Nebraska under
any climatic conditions that have
existed during the past twenty years"
also wrote to Prof Cottrell, ask
ing him particularly as to the special
machinery required to do this work,
and he replied as follows
81 think all the work can be done
with the implements usually found on
Kansas farms, with the addition of a
sub-surface packer, and this will cost
$50 to S75, depending on the size. MIR.
Campbell has number of special
tools and they will probably enable
the work to be done cheaper on a
larger scale than by the use of ordin-
airy implements. Where farmer has
a good disc harrow and good stee
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tools necessary to put the Campbell
method in operation on his farm by
the additional purchase of subsurface
packer. | am certain the introduction
of the Campbell system on the farms
in the western half of Kansas will in
crease the average yield of wheat so
per cent and will make crops OF wheat.
alfalfa, barley and Kafiir corn as
certain as are corn and clover in
western Missouri and eastern Kansas
Mr.. Campbell has been testing his
methods for many years and has
gradually cheapened the work until
this year he was able to handle over
300 acres with two men and six
horses"
This is no new thing. Brief refer
ences to it have appeared in some of
the Kansas papers. But l have never
seen a description of the Campbell
system or a report upon its results in
any of our papers, and it seemed to
me OF so much importance that have
thought it worth the space it will take
to print it. In even our driest years
there is always rain fall enough in
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