The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-05-25
CORN ON DRY FARM
Conservation Of Rainfall Is Key
10 Success.
ESoouh Live Stock should De Kept 10
Pay Nest 0f Farm Expenses IN
ssmLArId Rsulons--ttsy and
Pastsraes short.


walton of the rAinfaIl in the soiI where
u becomes available 10 growing crops
is the keyutons of successful agricul.
ture. writes w. n. Porter IN the Farm.
Stock and Home.
This isl eenssnIIy done By the cult
walton Of the soil during the entire
growing season. n no crop II pro
duced on the land this operation is
called summer faII0v or summer eul-
ture. over most Of the dry farming
area nearly n not as good grain
crops can be grown following q cult.
waited crop - after the summer fal-
lowed land.
When the bare fallow system Is
used q whole year elapses without any
returns either on the investment or
for the labor performed. II cult.
waited crop can be grown with as good
crops following II should more than
pay lta expense, which will consist OF
seed. planting and harvesting: the enl-
tivation would have 20 be done any
way. 40 this would not be counted
against the cost of production OF q
crop Of corn. Corn II pre-eminently
this crop. hrst. because Il produces
an abundance Of cheap feed: second.
II shades the soil during the exces-
sively hot days Of July and August.
thereby preventing loas of soil fertil
ity. and third. a corn Geld has a cool.
ing rather than n heating influence on
the winds that blow across Il. This
may have q very beneficial effect on
surrounding crops when the tempera-
ture Ia near the 100 degree mark
On most farms in the dry farming
area enough live stock should be kept
TO pay most Of the running expenses OF
the farm. Hay and pasturage are very
short In such areas and consequently
too dear for cheap live stock produe.
ton. Enough corn should be grown
20 supply. FIRST. the work horses with
roughase during the winter n not the
working season: second. TO supple
meat the pastures Of the summer and
fall a. soiling crop or In the form
Of ensilage and TO from the bulk OF
their winter rRtIon: third. TO supply
the sheep and hogs a cheap fattening
food for finishing them on In the fall
The hrst essential TO corn culture
on the dry farms Is live stock. for
without such there n no way OF uiil-
iEing the corn crop. but n live stock
are kept feed must be had. the corn
crop can be converted into beef. pork.
mutton. wool. butter and eggs. com
mOdities that can always be convert.
ed into cash or its equivalent. The
by-product Of live stock tmanureD
should go back onto the land 10 re-
plenish the diminishing supply Of hu.
mus and fertiIiKing elements 20 essen.
tiai to large yields.
The second essential 10 corn culture
is q conviction that Il will pay TO grow
live stock on the corn crop produced
and n determination 20 grow corn as
their chief feed In spite OF adverse
circumstances. In order 10 be success.
full In growing corn on a dry farm tho
selection Of the proper variety IL -.
sential. In western North Dakota
and eastern Montana squaw. Gehu.
Mercer. King Phillip and Triumph
viii probably prove the beat flint va
Fieties. while Golden dent and North.
western dent will probably prove the
best dent varieties. Good seed IL very
. important. II should always germinate
strong and 95 per cent. or better.
The time to seed IL from the tenth
20 the fifteenth Of May In a well pre-
pared seed bed which has been
msnured and plowed the fall before
and which has been narrowed at inter
walls from the time the soil had thawed
out IN the spring until the time Of
seeding. Thorough cultivation IL very
important az u warns the soil. de
| creases evaporation Of soil water, and
forces the corn ahead very rapidly. On
the dry farms the corn should be eul
tivated after every rain as soon a.
possible In order 20 bottle all water
possible In the soil. As soon a. the
corn is cut the land should be dIsked
lightly but Il should not be ploWed
Should any heavy soaking rains come
after this In the fall the land should
again be narrowed. In the sprins
wheat should be sown as early as pos
aible but veFy rarely should the corn