The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-06-08

tus). Wherever the later occupies. ths
ground as an abundant and luxurian
growth 1t has been found Impossible,
to use that land for the production Of
crops until the surplus salts have
been washed out. The occurrence OF
scattered individuals of this plant
while sure indication of the pres
cree of alkali, does not necessarily
show that the land is unfit for dry
farming purposes. Experience has
show, however, that these lands re-
quire number of years of cultivation
before they produce profitable crops
even in regions of abundant rainfall
The station, therefore, recommends
that the sage.brush lands be selected
first and that these less desirable
lands be left until the more desirable
lands are fully occupied
Clearing the Sage.brush.
Many methods have been devised
for clearing sagebrush but all have
proved more or less undesirable.
Some of the large companies have
simply gone into the sagebrush with
traction engine and disc plow and
given the lands a thorough plawing.
Large iron harrows are then used to
ocllect the sagebrush in windrows and
after the sage.brush is burned the
land is gone over for the second pillow.
ing. This method has resulted in Sc.
curing an excellent seed.bed for the
first planting and is generally con.
coded to the more economical method
than the use of expensive machinery
In clearing the sage-Drush. However,
there has recently come to the no
tee OF the writer an implement con
sisting of cylinders revolving in the
opposite direction from the drivins
wheels OF the engine and carrying
bars closely filled with hardened stee
teeth. The cylinder is driven at yer,
high speed by means of powerful
! sprocket chains and the wheels an,
teeth drag the ground so rapidly al
to comb out every thing that shout,
he removed. As the tooth bar revolye
with its load there is, on its face,
cleaner bar which advances from
shoulder TO point of teeth dischargin,
the load when the bar is at the high
est point. Then dropping back int
place it leaves the teeth perfectl
clean and ready for the second entry
into the ground
This cleaner bar is impelled by al
eccentric device in each head of III,
cylinder This machine has given ex
cellent satisfaction any many farmer!
who have Witnessed its operation,
have felt that the problem of clear
ing the sage-brush has been practical
ly solved
Flowing the Land.
Following the grubber the Ian,
Shout g plowed to depth of from
eight to ten inches and if this pillow
, ing, done in May or June, is followe
> by the usual precipitation, it is SAT
to plant during the same fall Bette
results, ever, are secured If tn
land is allowed to remain fallow an
kept cultivated for a year. Flowing
done. in this state, both with the dis
and mould.board plows and while tn
: draft is known to be less in the dis
| 'h"H W NhS NaHf W AHt lllOulN-DOdlI
/ yet 1t is generally conceded that oe
J. ter results are obtained by the us
t OF the latter. Frequently, it is four
u to be impossible to use the moul
+ board pillow be cause of the characte,
IL of the soil or because of the lack
e moisture in the soil For cases of tn
4 iind the disc pillow is certainly an e
e ,ellent machine.
Much of the blowing done on d.
lie .arms in this state has been done
n. traction engines, In the main, howe
re err, those who have operated with ira
re ton engines have not been statistic
in with the results. The fact that the q