The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-04
FOR THE FARMERS
Suggestions TO Dry Farmers by
G.l. Farrell.

The time is close at hand when
every farmer who grows alfalfa and
fall grain should see to 1t that they
put their discs and harrows to work,
especially those who own and operate
arid farms. Just as soon as the soil is
dry enough to work without cloging,
put on your disc, set 10 at second
notch, put a weight on 1t besides the
boy driver, and disc 1t leDgthwise also
have team with harrow behind the
disc and work the ground down good,
Then turn crosswise with disc and
harrow and work 1t all over again. If
the crop is thin, 1t will thicken it,,
and if weedy it will destroy the weeds.
After this Is done, make a frame or
10 feet long, fill it with good long brush
then put heavy plank upon 1t for the
boy to ride on and run it over the field
to break all Jumps and to fine the sur
face soil. This cOnservcs the moist
ure, also will save one or all
waterings on irrigated land, and make
hay that is worth very much more
than alfalfa that has been irrigated.
Some people advocate sowing a little
seed upon alfalfa fields that are thin,
but this is only to throw away the
seed, as it will not grow. My advice
with such thin crops is, pillow them up
and SOW grain upon the land two or
three seasons, then re-sow 1t to alfalfa
by blowing the land eight inches
deep In the fall. Disc, harrow and
level the land early in the following
spring, SOW it with drill about two
inches deep with Une.half bushel Of
oats and eight pounds of alfalfa seed,
then as soon as oats are in the milk,
NOW the the field close to the ground
and g't fine crop of feed. one that
will satisfy you. Alfalfa would pay
the farmer much better II it was
plowed up and resolved every six or
seven years. Always have one field
sown one year before you pillow the
other up so as to be sure OF having
feed for the coming winter.
Next work after the alfalfa fields
are well worked over, is to run your
harrows over your winter wheat both
ways, so as TO break up the baked sur.
face, and kill all young weeds as soor
as they start. This allows the fresh
air TO get to the roots and gives them
fresh life and vigor. But be careful
before starting the harrows that the
teeth are turned backward so as tC
break the crust, and avoid pulling uI
the cracked soil with wheat attached
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this they will get from one to three
bushels per acre more wheat, and
farmers who irrigate will save one ir.
, rigation and make more wheat.
Farmers, try it and be convinced.
The next business Of great import.
ance TO all our farmers is TO see TO il
that they meet and appoint good
farmers TO lecture each week upon
the best kinds of seed wheat, oats,
barley, potates and other seed to be
sown, the best time TO SOW them and
the best time and manner OF prepar,
ing the bed for all kinds OF crops.
find that there is not one farmer in
five that knows how TO prepare the
seed bed and plant potatoes and at
tend to them, and do it in systematic
manner. Some farmers think the,
are doing fine If they raise two OF
three hundred bushels Of potatoes pei
acre, while II they attend TO the bust
ness in the right way they could easily
raise five to six hundred bushels pei
acre.
My advice TO all the farmers is t
meet together often ana regularly
and teach each other how to attenC
to different crops in a much more
economical and systematic manner
and thereby profit each other yer,
materially. These farmers associa
tions are organized for the specia
purpose of learning from each othe
how to raise crops Of all kinds aud dis
pose of them in the most proftabl,
manner Every member who possipl,
can should attend the monthly meet
ings in Logan tabernacle at II o'clocl
and learn from the professors man,
things OF great importance to all.
Very respectfully,
GEO. L. FARRELL.
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