The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-24

70. Machinery USED.
26. Condition of soil.
VII. Harvesting.
27. Date.
%. Method.
29. Machinery used
VIII. Threshing.
80. Date.
81. Method.
80. Machinery used.
SO. Yield.-grai1, straw (stover)
pasture.
"a. Quality.
35. Value.
TX. Remarks.
Each crop has been treated separate
ly and in every instance, the name
and address of the grower, accompan-
les his Anyone is at liberty
to seek confederation # the state
ments by direct correspondence.
Mr.. T. T. Turner, Las Vegas, N. NJ,
Farm located three miles north of
Las Vegas.
SatS
The soil upon which I grew my oats
crop is adobe to the depth of about
ks feet with a mixture of sand and
gravel lying Immediately below this
which goes to make UP the subsoil.
My land was plowed between March
1st and 5th, using a sulky pillow drawn
by three horses which cut twelve inch
wide and ran from Z to 9 inches
deep. At tne time of blowing the soil
was in good condition and since I
was DESTROYS of conserving all posi-
BILE moisture I had it disced and then
smoothed with a drag which consist
ed of foul pieces of timber 8xS inches
by 8 feet long. chained together.
During the time between plowing
and seeding 1 practiced no intercul-
ture and cannot therefore answer
question concerning this step in
dry farming.
My crop of oats were seeded with a
noe drill to "a depth of about 2k or 3
inches with the rows Z inches apart.
Each days seeding was run over by
the float described above, either on
the day of seeding Or the next. The
moisture was about 1 inch below the
of t1e ground.
The cultivation given the oats was
but l endeavored at all times
to conserve the moisture in the soil.
The operations consisted il going ov-
ar the entire field twice with a weed
ar, the first, just as the oats were
up, and the second, when they
were 4 or 5 inches high. noticed
hat the moisture was about two inch
IS below the surface at the time OF
he first cultivation; hat the ground
was becoming dry at the time of the
asst; and tnat the weeder made the
soil fine or, in other words,
made an excellent earth mulch.
The oats were moved for hay with
moving machine on August 1Oth,--
% ripen and tae seed was in the dough
stage. 1t was stacked like hay as soon
Is it was in proper condition.
The yield for this crop can be safe
y estimated at 3k tons per acre. No
pasture was obtained. I value the
nay at $1,000 per ton in the stack on
5arm.
My experience in growing oats mas
ed me to advise and to practice cul-
the crop with the weeder af-
Ter each rain until the crop is fully
S inches high. On my soil a light
causes the ground to crack
BADLY and it must be cultivated. Dur
.ng my eight years practice with dry
1 have never cultivated more
8 or 4 inches deep.
Sorghum.
The sorghum ground was somewhat
and of a lighter consistency
the field upon which h oats
we're grown.
Between April 18th and June LIST
sod ground which lad never bee cul-
before was plowed to a depth
Flowing was done only when the
soil was in good moisture condition.
If the ground appeared 100 dry the
was discontinued until a show
or came. The pillow was followed each
lay by a disc which in turn was fol
owed by a toothed harrow.
One-half of the sorghum was planted
IN May 25t3,1 and the other half en-
Tune 18th with a hoe drill. The seed
was not well covered on account of
he u~ndecayed sod. In order to COW
,r the seed fully, the field was disced
once, followed by the float. In the
of the first planting the ground
vas quite dry and there was only
about onn-1aIf of a stand, but with
he second planting the amou1t OF
moisture was sufficient for germina-
ion and a good stand was obtained.
about As pounds of seed to the
lcre on the the first half and about
s pounds on the second half.
The first seeding "a given 10 cul-
ure whatever, the second was Guilt
with a weeder,-going over a
of the field once and the re-
.ainder twice. The weeder was used