American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-29
DRY FARMING RULES
Ten Commandments for Success
in Western Arid Regions.
He Who obeys Them Shall Reap Album
dant Crops and He Who Violates
Them Shall Be Punished by
Decrease In Yield.

e'S 'S
Them Shall Be Punished by
Decrease In Yield.
<By w. c. PALMER. Agricultural Editor
Extension Department. North Dakota
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.
II. Thou shalt keep the surface soil
loose.
Keep soil moisture from evaporat.
ing.
Let's rain get into soil easily
More plant food made available, due
to more moisture.
Harrow the grain after 1t is up two
inches or use weeder.
III. Thou shalt cultivate level.
Level coil has the least soil exposed
to the air.
More evaporation from a 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.
Rtdging the soil Is a most effective
way for getting rid Of both the moist
ure In the soil and of rainfall.
" Thou oha1t ,,,p.o fn11art ,rh,v,
rainfall is less than IL 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, corr
Will be as good a preparation for a
crop as 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 thar spring
grains.
VIII. Thou shalt grow corn, every
three to five years.
The cultivation given ~orn saves
moisture.
The cultivation given corr kills
weeds.
The cultivation given corn kills
plant diseases.
- p0St Rit NatiOu lol u 6ldlu
crop.
Corn produces fine stock food, both
grain n fodder.
Corn produces more per acre than
other crops.
Do not hill up corn. as this wastes
the moisture.
TX. Thou shalt grow clover or al
Yalfa every few years.
Glover and alfalfa add fertility to
the soil.
Glover and alfalfa add organic mat
ter to the soil.
Glover and alfalfa kill weeds and
plant diseases.
Glover and alfalfa produce a most
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 very
necessary to the soil.
They bring about prosperity.
Who obeys these commandments
shall reap abundant crops.
He who violates them shall be pun
ished by decrease In yield in proper
ton to the transgression.
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