Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-10
FAIL FARMING.

"
The general impression Of the people.
the fan Ia not a period OF completion,
but is the beginning Of our years work.
While the spring marks the bursting
forth OF the buds into blossom. these
buds were made ready FOR the process
during the previous season.
schools and colleges open in the fan
Meetings and conventions suspended
during the warm season resume their
sessions. Festivities Of the cold season
are approaching The people are get
ting ready for the winters work and
social activities.
The recent change in farming meth
DDS brings into a clearer light the ne
cessity Cor autumn's work In general
and for agricultural fall work in per
ticular.
when n farmer supposes that he
should not begin farming operations
until the spring opens he is making a
great mistake The fail work OF soil
preparation is almost essential to the
best agriculture, especially within the
Rocky Mountain plateau.
a WISCONSIN ttIuH-tt W. ~ NeaAei
points out that fall blowing. for in
stance. gives the farmer plenty OF time
TO do his work In the spring OF the year.
lie may spend much Of the time IN
repairing his fences and out buildings
instead OF blowing in the field Then.
too. he is almost certain 70 get into
his field earlier; and while his neigh
Dor il blowing his ground. he may be-
planting his crop and It Is the early
crop that usually yields the most
Especially during such fall as we
have had this year. many OF the weed
seeds will sprout after the soil has
been turned over them by pillow and
harrow Most OF these weeds will then
be killed by the winter frosts: and the
farmer will thus be relieved in ad-
vance or one great source OF loss and
labor
Just now the various agricultural cx-
pertinent stations arc calling the at
tention OF farmers to the advantages
OF plowing their land In tho fall
In msister climates the advisibility
Of fall blowing r. said to depend on
the soil and the season. II the soil Is a
clay or gumbo. fall blowing viii not
he beneficial. for during the freezing
and thswing per1od IL Will run together
again and be about as firm as before
plowing. II the soil Is a firm. dark
kind. fall blowing win be helpful 20
St. as IT will be mellowed by the thaw-
ing and freezing during the winter
Spring grain grown ON such viii secure
better and an earlier matured crop
than when the land Is broken In the
spring.
So. too. there Il little gained by fall
blowing IL the winters are not cold
enough 10 freeze the ground to the
depth OF several inches II there are
frequent rains during the winter and
no freezing, the soil Is likely TO pack
and become hard.
Few Of these conditions apply 10 the
semi-arid West. where the average soil
is most likely 20 be improved BY any
sort Of stirring IN the fall The main
object here IL 30 put tho land into The
condition OF a sort OF reservoir 20 hold
the winter and spring rainfall And
since tho vast majority of Qua land
areas are too dry, the precautions
against fall plowing apply only to we'
lands
OF course. for dry farming land
must be plowed either I'm summer OF
autumn; Otherwise II will not contaiH
sufficient moisture stored away be
meath it, surface 30 support a paying
crop the next season. And In view OF
the fslct that 80 much has recent,
been discovered about the possibiltie'
OF our Western farming. We should
think that small trials of a variety o
methods would be made by intelligent
farmers IN order 10 ascertain Jus
what is tho best way or treating thei
fertl o heritage.