Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-31

munity has the right to Insist that he
shall not waste the rainfall or hts ir-
Z r!gat!ng @ater II we can induce him
to try This method he will be surprised
to find that fan plowing will save him
labor in the end and will make his
soil more productive.
Plant food is made available by
moisture and also by frost. Dry soil
disintegrates very slowly. Vegetable
matter can not decompose rapidly in
it, and any ammonia formed Is quickly
/ drawn out by the winds. IL Is true
there is less evaporation in winter;
but for this reason it is easier and
requires less labor to retain the mois-
ture by blowing and narrowing at this
season than later in the year. Land
pIowed In the spring while the winds
are high viii usually dry down very
quickly as deep as it is plowed. Fall
plowed land will not dry out in this
way II properly narrowed, and before
spring viii be so compact that the
moisture will keep close TO the sur
face. Land IN this condition will take
water from irrigation or rain more
readily and 10 better advantage than
If not plowed and will retain the mois-
ture much longer. IT Will not absorb
very much If any more water. either.
han unpIowed land. though wetting
much deeper i'm the same length OF
time for the subsoil will be full Of
! moisture. Land treated in this man
ncr VIII go at least a month longer
than drv unpIowed land plowed after
%irtigating. for IL has only to be disked
and narrowed thoroughly TO be in per
feet shane for planning.
The farmer has more time to plant
when ne does NOT have to pillow after
irrigatlng. The moisture Is retained
much closer to the surface. have re-
planted cotton on such land t hree
weeks after first ]plantipg (Which had.
been too deep1 without further irriga-
| ton. and obtained a fine stand. The
farmer win also be surprised TO find
how many weeds ne has started in
this wax and killed before his crop
goes In. and how fast his CROP will
grow. No one who has ever tried this
system will abandon it, and he viii
find that he can plant and cultivate
much more crop with the same labor
and viii often. as in nv case upon
tho thirty acres above referred to
I save himself one 1IIIEAIi0n unDU COT
ton or corn after ]nlantinr
For BY following This method of fan
pIowine and freoiient narrowing after
the loss of our dam In Q q I carried
tbrouyh Tho years mos and 1905 ten
acres Of orchard. seven of which were
! planted in January. 1909. and three
acres In Deccmbcr 1904 without an,
irrigation whatever upon very sandy
land which dries m1ch faster than INV
sandy loan. and where # was eighteen
feet 10 water. lam convinced nv m,
experience thai by this method fruit
trees can he carried 10 bearing are in
New MoxIco upon SANDY loan coils
without irrigation ana that some wears
they Will prodIce fruit. but that 10
insure a rron ono irritation uust n,
available
NV exnerience with fruit and shade
trees has taupht me that they can be
killed very easiIy nv beinp Ieft dry in
the winter when apnarently dormant
Much root growth goes on through
tho months when the leaves are off
cspeciaIIv In tho carly snrinp befor,
the foliage starts water is NOT MS |
unllv avail. HE nj This time NOR IL II
wise to use il upon frnft treos in our
locality for fenr Of starting the buds
early 10 be frosted Rut after wood
has ripcned i'm the fan If there hav,
been no rains would certainly ad- i
wise IRRITATING orchards and conserv- !
ing the moisture carefully through tht |
winter would also hen FAN rains
are insufficient advise always irrtpat- !
inp orchard land in the FAN Ia he
at leisure during tho winter I
believe alfalfn ought also m ne irrl-
gated or disked aCtcr the last ran cut.
tinr ana that nropcr fam and winter
of fhis cron and conserva-
ton of tho moisture nv disking vulI
greatly Increase mo viola the forlnw-
inc scnson have known of two uno
crons of bav hcinq ont aftor uirtor ~
heforo any furtber water yyay
avnuabls 7 hcIioye il vim no found
to trrtg,to any form 1and
In tbc fan ana winter ana nron,ra a |
for snrlnr ntnnttnr whno nork isI
sIncL nm tho r,rm
Nov Mevtco,s rainfall ts fi,r,t ,ra
torr,ntt,I W. nm - - s,,nta
mont o,r ,.n,t. I'm .,or,ro -
voirs e{t., Co, ,hosa ~ nat ,r,,a,s
bo obt,t,od mn o,,r gtroans aharn
ana ain n,,e, ne adon,ata I'll,
hold an onr food waters Eycry