The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-12-20

Ten Commandments for Success
in Western Arid Regions.
He Who Obeys Them Shall Reap Abun-
dant Crops and He Who violates
Them Shall Be Punished by
Decrease in Yield.

Decrease in Yield.
(By w. c. PALMER Agricultural Editor,
Extension Department. North DaNota
Agricultural College)
|. Thou shaut pillow deep.
Let rain get into soil easily.
Let in big rain without runoff.
Provides more feeding space for
plant roots.
More plant food made available
H. Thou shalt keep the surface soil
loose.
Keep soil moisture from evaporat-
ing.
Lets rain get into soil easily
More plant food made available, due
to more moisture.
Harrow the grain after it is up two
inches or use weeder.
III. Thou shalt cultivate level.
Level soil has the least soil exposed
to the air
More evaporation from ridged soil.
Level soil will take in rainfall much
faster than ridged soil.
On ridged soil the rain runs off
through the burrows.
The soil in the ridges dries out so
that the plant has less moist surface
soil to draw on for food and moist
ure.
Ridging the soil is most effective
way for getting rid Of both the moist
ure in the soil and of rainfall.
w. Thou shalt summer fallow when
rainfall IS less than Is inches.
The summer fallow saves up two
years rain for one crop.
The summer fallow kills weeds and
plant diseases.
The summer fallow should be cult
waited
When rainfall is over Is inches, corn
will be as good preparation for a
crop as the bare fallow.
V. Thou shalt add organic matter
to the soil.
Holds moisture and plant food.
Improves mechanical condition Of
the SOIL
Helps make plant food available.
Lessons drifting and blowing of the
soil.
| Lessons washing of soil.
Stable manure is the best form.
| PlOw weeds under when green.
vi. Thou shalt keep down tho
weeds.
| Weeds use up moisture.
Weeds use up plant food.
Weeds crowd the plants.
Weeds shade the crops.
Weeds make it diff cult for the plant
to grow.
Weeds make 1t hard to work the
land properly.
VII. Thou shalt grow early matur.
ing crops.
Growing conditions best In early
summer.
Winter grains better than spring
grains.
WILL Thou shalt grow corn. every
three to five years.
The cultivation given corn saves
moisture.
The cultivation given corn kills
weeds.
The cultivation given corn kills
plant diseases.
Corn best pre- aration for a grair
crop.
Corn produces fine stock food, boil
grain and fodder
Corn produces more per acre thar
other crops.
Do not hill up corn, as this waste!
the moisture.
TX. Thou shalt grow clover or al
falfa every few years.
Clover and alfalfa add fertility t,
the soil.
Glover and alfalfa add organic mat
ter to the SOIL
Clover and alfalfa kill weeds an,
plant diseases.
Clover and alfalfa produce a mos
valuable hay.
Glover and alfalfa produce very val
liable seed crops.
x. Thou shalt keep stock.
The most profitable way Of market
ing grain and fodder Is through stock
They produce manure, which is yer,
necessary to the SOIL
They bring about prosperity.
Who obeys these commandment
shall reap abundant crops.
He who violates them shall be Dur
ished by decrease In yield In propo,
ton to the transgression. e.
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