The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-10-10
THE TWlcEAwEEK HERALD, TUES DAY, OCTOBER 10, zoos

than the loss of rain water by evaporation
hot winds 1t often said of the semard belt that if had
rain would greatest country on earth 1t is true that if
had little more rain would be the greatest country earth 1t
right time to mammoth crops without any special labor
part would be nice. But this any part
try lii the humid sections crops suffer at times not only from
extreme dot but all ohave crops
uch ram after all the processes of growing and harvesting have been
The real difficulty in the emad belt lack of rain fall
but the loss too much by evaporation and this may largely
bpoper cultivation least sufficiently good growth
OF crops The usual difficulty that
not come always the time the plants need The
most modern methods irrigation have been the result of study along
the same lines which have been working conserving
moisture in the ground by cultivation turned
rom the dCs and allowed to thoroughly saurate the ground The
most successful farmers today who irigate better
onefouh much water used by the average gator
years ago.
The wonderful apidity with which by capillary
traction TO the surface and evaporated not commonly understood
The most favorable condition for this rapid upward
tue the natural condition found after heavy the surface
soil particles are dissolved and settled closely together During the
season 1901 there many demonstrations of remarkable
suits following extra work done the proper time near
Paramount Nebraska cultivated his heavy
Whc came about the middle of July when the farmers that locality
had laid their corn by This cultivation which
cost over thirty cents added eighteen bushels per
yield OF corn James Armstrong Of Phelps County Nebraska double
dsked his ground early the spring then cultivated his
more than his neghbos at total cost exceeding sixty
acre and got twenty bushels of for his extra labor This
may n exaggeraton but the comparison made between this
held and an adjoining field OH his farm treated this
wen as comparison with the crops his neighboTs Dozens Of
amPe could be given of the immense value of this principle If the
work is done at the right time, results wonderful
Evaporation of the rain the great plains country
made hopeless and homeless Prevention evaporation
the soil waters proper cultivation means better crops better homes
better people, happier children and better country
One of the great advantages storing rain of
gang lands coms the perfect conditions the farmer can
secure from this system Water stored the ground enrches
earth develops bacteria and also plant
for that reason it is constantly building up depleted soil
Fourteen inches of rainfall is the average the mad sections
of the West and this than sufficient crop
preserved The first thing Mr. Campbell teaches preserve
this moisture so that ready the time needed for maturing
crops that be oftaby grown conditions As Mr.
Campbes manual may be easily obtained by farmers
poy the system investigate the object here will simply
the fundamental principles the system and
lage of the soil Mr. Campbell has proved them by years
perienCe on the fama
To store moisture i'll the soil and
for maturing the it necessary bring
physical conditions TO procure this e greatest possible should
be exercised do the blowing packing and Cuvang while
moist When the soil grains moist they readily separate
from the other The real desirable object blowing
simply turn the soil but puve thoroughly The
thoroughly this done the better opportunity the heat air