Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-02-24

rbn Irrigation MANAGE = - =
iDS Yellowstone Project has
1oas, .son ,s some of his ideas on the
gn,'s,. ,1,gs subject. b which are as follows:
'op ~ss farmer with 50 acres or more
,,15 m.der irrigation has a sizeable
s.,ness lait which merits the planning
~ Dts . careful campaign each season,
: !. or]er to bring the best returns.
T,r I Is The time to decide on the
.,o,on 49, : work and crops. In fact,
' H. no.to-date farmer generally has
anrocram mapped out several years
ahead. in order to have a rotation
A. f.rons that will keep his farm on
aproftabIe basis.
The western farmer depends prin-
sna1v on alfalfa to put the fertili-
~ back m the soil, and at the same
tma nroduce a profitable and sure
cron At least one-third Of your
.,d should be seeded to alfalfa as
non as you can get it graded
smooth. Alfalfa is the best forage
feed for cattle, hogs and sheep, and
horses will thrive and work on it if
Dp will simply take the precaution
If limiting the amount fed each
day. Animals like alfalfa so we'll
that when given all they want they
are apt to oyereat.
My advice is, then, to first lay out
your ditch system, then plan to
grade as much land as possible and
leave time for other work.
Inseeding alfalfa there are two
general methods in common use.
q Without a nurse crop it is
usual to SOW from Il to Is pounds
ofseeds per acre, with a press drill,
toadepth Of : to Il inches, as early
as the ground can be prepared. The
ground should be ploWed deep, and
the Stubble turned entirely under SO
snot to interfere with the leveler.
lhe pow should be followed i'm
mediately-that is, the same day
BY the harrow, so as to break the
cods, and the field is finished by
smoothing with a leveler Is to 20
feet long, and then planted as des-
eri0ed Fall plowing is the best for
ground should not be too loose as
ltmay be from spring work, but
tnS could be remedied by rolling or
pIanking.
AS your alfalfa is to be in crop
for several years at least, it will pay
loput in only what can be done
thoroughly. You will appreciate
aat success in this matter as in all
palef farming operations, depends
largely on the ability to do thor
oagay what is to be done at the
rs0' tlme, and not q week or two
late. " '
Vhen the plants are from s to 10
a'snes .s nigh they should be cut high,
sD4ot inches above the ground, so
!. a. y SET back the weeds and allow
ne :. alfalfa to stool out.
T.. = IS a good plan to defer water
~ ta as long as possible, in order to
ME- Me the roots to grow very deep.
5sa, sp blowing also helps to get a
tSsss sp,seated and stronger root. All
II f's1s =, Precautions are to get an ex-
so.v, 'on or two per acre, with prac-
wa. psa.Iy the same labor charge each
ssaf, as would be required with >
smaller crop. = - y "'''' .
s,5 Is : second cutting may be saved
5s>in, IT. ,s usually taken off as soon as it
tbss 5 ;.s' - bloom. The ground is
% 'Ilsated u. for the next crop.
h ~ 5,;,.l The second method consists
yie15 s3'i,s y a nurse crop from which .
pIsn NJ y expected. In following this
i ss Slleat Or barley is sown as ear. Ear.
npraaa,. y y possible to get the ground
te1 ylopsr asps shape. Within a week s,1a 81
If sf,1.sg pags' from l2 to Is po',eds mr1A ~ -
qsigp sseo IS planted to the acre.
d |. sls press drill, set 50 as t. - eov. :.
md r'a assa from ! to Il inches deep.
angle, VI !, across the field at riebt /,
asdisy % %. the direction taken + +