The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-27
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| A heavy black loan about 70 feet
deep forms the soil upc7 the field.
below which there is a, mixture of
sand and gravel
The field was plowed on May LIST to
10th with a 12incn walking pillow
drawn by two mules. The soil had
sufficient moisture and was left in
good condition.
The oats were sown broadcast on
the surface before plowing. After
blowing under the seed the field was
disced twice to a depth of 6 inches.
When onejhalf of the crop had been
seeded, a shower came INT the crop
came UP and grew nicely. The other
half was planted about May 10Th but
the plants grew very slowly until
about three inches high, at which time
a shower came n the crop did well
thereafter. No cultivation was given
to the crop.
Cut with a self-binder,-oneilalf of
the crop being harvested on October
3rd and the remainder on October 8.
1t was shocked in the field. Comme1c
ed ~tnreshing on October 18th using a
horsepower tread machine. Received
a yield of IS bushels of grain and 1
ton of straw per acre, both of which
were first class in quality. The grain
is worth on the local market $1.35 per
hundred and the straw $500 per ton.
1 have tried to grow oats without
irrigation on this same and for the
past seven years. 1 have always treat
ed the crops in the same way as de-
scrfbed above, but nave secured only
two crops in seven
Mr.. ]. A. Baca, Las Vegas, N. M,
Farm located two miles northwest
of Las Vegas.
The soil in the oat field Is a sandy
loan. The land was plowed between
April 1st and 10th, with a 10-inch walk
ing pillow which run about 6 inches
deep. The soil was in first class con-
dition.
The oats were sown broadcast be-
tween April 5th and 18th and covered
by a single discing to a depth of about
8 inches. The disc was followed by
a smoother consisting of a timber 3
by IL inches by IA feet lo1g. The
smoothing left the seed bed in fine
condition. No cultivation was given
to the crop.
Harvested on September 18th, with
a self-binder. Shocked Immediately
the grain was stacked some ten
days thereafter.
The t%hreshing was done on Novem-
Der 14th with a Gray's horsepower
tread machine. The oats yielded 6S
bushels of grain and ~ tons of straw
per acre, and both were of good quail
ity. The grain is worth $1.2O per 100
pounds and the straw $3.50 per ton.
I gave no irrigation to this land what
soever.
l have grown oats by dry farming
for eve years and ave received
good crops every year. In previous
years 1 cut for hay and found the re-
turns good. Previous to this year l
nave always SoWI JIG SSSu uIoduCdSl |
on the surface INT then plowed it in
with a stirring pillow about 5 inches
deep. 1 believe this is a good me-
thod. I consider oats a successful
crop for dry farming.
Corn.
Let us now proceed to my corn crop
which was grown without irrigation
this season.
The ground was plowed between
May list and 10th, itn a 6-inch walking
stirring pillow which ran to a depth
of about 4 inches. At the time of
blowing the soil was IN excellent con-
dition. The seed was dropped in ev-
cry fourth furrow, in hills about three
feet apart.
The cultivation consisted of n hoe
ing about June 29th, and one blowing
on July 18th. The pillow ran about 4
inches deep, which nilled UP the soil
the corn. The ground was in
excellent condition at time of each
cultivation.
Topped the corn on September 10th
and snapped off the ears on October
list, leaving the stalks in the field.
I consider corn a safe crop for dry
farming on sandy loan soil. Last year
1 grew two kinds of corn, Native Mex
lean and the common white. 1 find
that the longer the seed has been used
in the country the earlier the crop ma
lures.
Francisco G. Gonzales, Las Vegas,
N. NJ, farm located on the mesa
six miles east of Las Vegas.
Have grown corn, oats, beans and
beets for the last five years. Always
grew two kinds of beets. sugar beets
and ordinary table beets. Have grown
continuously for five years,
but the crop each yea has been a
failure, except this one.
Always do my blowing in the
spring and then drop beans and corn
IN furrow. Practice blowing in oats
they have been sown.
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