The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
DRY FARMING RULES
Ten Commandments for Success
in Western Arid Regions.
He Who obeys Them Shall Reap Aoun'
dant Crops and He Who Violates
Them Shall Be Punished by
Decrease in Yield.

He VINO ODeyS BHSH SH0''
dant Crops and He Who Violates
Them Shall Be Punished by
Decrease In Yield.
By w. C. PALMER, Agricultural EDITOR
Extension Department, North Dakota
Agricultural Col1ege)
I. Thou shaut pillow deep.
Let rain get into soil easily.
Let in big rain without runoh.
Provides more feeding space for
plant roots.
More plant food made available.
II. 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 win take in rainfall much
faster than ridged soil.
On ridged soil the rain runs OF
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.
Rfdging the soil is a most effective
way for getting rid of both the moist
ure in the soil and of rainfall.
~. 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 a preparation for
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 1t diff cult for the plant |
to grow.
Weeds make it 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
VIII. 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 preparation for a grain
crop.
Corn produces fine stock food, both
grain and fodder.
Corn produces more per acre than
other crops.
Do not hill up corn. as this wastes j
he moisture.
TX. Thou shalt grow clover or al I
'alfa every few years. i
Glover and alfalfa add fertility to {
he SOIL
Glover and alfalfa add organic mat
er to the soil.
Glover and alfalfa kill weeds and /
plant diseases.
Glover and alfalfa produce a most
aluable hay.
Clover and alfalfa produce very val
able seed crops.
X. Thou shalt keep stock.
The most profitable way OF market
ne grain and fodder is through stock.
They produce manure, which is very
ecessary to the soil.
They bring about prosperity.
Who obeys these commandments Fl
hall reap abundant crops e
He who violates them shall be pun g
shed by decrease In yield In proper Il
on to the transgression. q
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