The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-02-09
BIG CROPS POSSIBLE
Conservation Of Moisture Is
Placed Ahead Of Irrigation.
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Tie1cs had st0En thzt E0oi crCrs O..
al kinds O. grain ard ro-e vegetables
can b. obtained OF s11me- --faIl1ue el
Iank. properly prepared. iu seasons 0f
v-usszzl trDgEht and that very large
yieits nay BE- Erouu On Q season VIXEN
tie rainfall & more than normal on
accou-t % the more open skaTzcter
of bsa.h lands. sch areas have pro
cgcad more hszTily than the lands be-
side :ks strszus. be sid He REFER
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Noztzna. 70 illustrate THIS point;
I; is haEArtouz.- be continued. Do
pointing 0ut TIE methods % dry fzrrs-
ing that Eiil rot succeed. to grow a
crop q grain in these beach lands.
when hey have besa pl0wed 90 the
spring and the crop sovn the sane
season II ths season should prove
moist 3 good crop may result, but u
II should prove dry d wlil assurefiy
fAl. aL1 the failure nay Be complete
He said that ths experiment had
taught him that lands devoted % a
cultivated crop crult be followed with
a cereal crop witn fair return 70 The
uossT. Tie process Of cultivation
Ur5sr this method. be pointed out. vas
not far diFersuf s-Om that employed
when cuitiva'ing tks sumner faIlow.
The difference came il the slbtrac-
tion a. moisture from TIE col when
growing the cultivated crop. TIE
questl31 whether enough moisture
would remain 20 assure 8 fair crop
has been brought up. but Professor
Shaw said that AZ the experiment sta
aous he lad grown spring Hheat q
the durum variety after corn. while
beside them we're whea. piats started
after the hare failow Tn every iu-
stance the wkeat was stronger aud
more promising after The corn than
after the bare fsIi0w lie said that
the expiration % -ts Gprereu.
phenomenon vas difficult lut account
ed Tor it lu the fact that the cuifsva-
ton % the corn probably stirred the
col more Deeply than the harrow used
10 the sumner fali0w. thus hberatiu8
more soil fertility
The crops hat may be grown On
dry farming lends may be divided into
three clEszes--cersais. cultivated
crops and alfalfa be said. Among
the cereals ~intsr wheat is beyond AL
comparison The most important for
the reason that Il II the surest crop
that may BE- grown and that u Is o,
the highest money value because o;
the large y!eids obtained some areas
have EroEn 50 bushels 70 the acre,
The average yiela is no; lees than 2s
b1shels DuruE wheat IL, ne1t 20 vin.
ar wEsat. the oest money crop that
can b. grown II will not bring %
high a price IN ths market. but it Will
more than Offset The lack in this re
sVect Ey the increased yield.
Tie third crop "a money value is
rs1 This Is better adapted 70 sprins
breaking taa1 any other crop. spsltz
barley and oats have also been sue
cssvlll 1s spring crops Both sDetI
GLd uh'rs hglI-ss barley mature early,
ani this means rtat they are less o.
able 90 BE- injured than some other
crops by the dry weather that usually
accompanies the maturing o. grain
The oct crop calls for more moisture
thar any Of these
.ts cultivated crops thaI may -
grown are corn. potatoes. beans and
field roots. o. these. corn for fodder
q By Tar the most valuable and In
portznL This viii be the great cult
ystsd crop q the dry country up q
AZ elevation % 500 feet
The great reliance Tor forage vii
Be alfalfa TIE farmer 10 the dry
country must depend more upon a.
faifa Tor hay thar any other crop i
can be grown on nearly al Tie bench
land country susceptible o. cultivation
From one 20 0rs and a half tons a.
acre may Be grown each year. and II
moist seasons even large crops VII
be obteined'
Professor shaw has made q stud
Of the rotation oi crops 50 as 10 %