The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-01-19
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ield plants with Offering plant food
requisites.
Reasons for Rotation.
The primary purposes OF crop TO.
tation are ist. Prevention Of Crop
Sick" soils. the result OF continu 1us
cultivation Of the Same Crop for a pc.
riod OF years. End. The elimination Of
weeds. insect pests and crop diseases:
Bird. Increase In the productivity Of
the field crops by conserving the soil
fertility.
First Irrigated Crop.
The first crop to be grown in any
appreclable degree under the ditch
was wheat Wheat followed wheat
year after year on the river plain
farms OF Utah and Idaho until In
some instances the yield Of grain fell
% and even 90 per cent below what
Z FIRST gave the farmer This was
on comparatively virgin soil which
We think is rich as cream Why In
this? Feeding at the same depth on
The same plant food elements absorb
this particular element 30 this class
n plants Is then sparingly fed. Like
starved pig, II cannok make It's
owner the profits the we'll fed ones
do
All plants do not feed alike. They
either use different foods or the same
food from different depths. There.
fore, plants feeding at different
depths OF soil. although they may use
The same food elements. the deeper
feeding plants can follow the shallow
feeders without serious immediate
oss. although eventually. unless these
absorbed food elements be restored.
the available plant food will become
exhausted and tho soil will therefore
DO impoverished.
The deposltor who continues 10
draw his money from the bank with.
out making deposits will at last find
his checks returned marked short"
No bank will permit continued over.
drafts. We should not he taking on
all the time, without putting back the
food elements upon which plants
feed, some OF the time, II we do. we
have crop sick soil that does not
pay Its cheeks" for want of funds
The available food clements that have
been taken through previous with
drawals.
Our Utah and Idaho soils are either
OF granite or volcanic rock formation
These soils seem TO hold an nbund
nnce or potash, reasonable amount
OF phosphatcs, n Emitted amount OF
nitratoa, abundance OF limo, but "A
great deficiency In orgnulc mnttor
commonly known as humus. Hero
ure the essentials we need In these
soils; they constitute the soil baron.
eter since the lcssoned amount Of any
one OF these Will most seriously NJ.
iect the general crop culture. Ilumus
not only Increases tho water holding
capacity Of the soil but Il also carries
On apprCcIable amount Of nltratos.
Hence we need, early In our cropping.
TO get humus In the soil. Focd the
soil constantly, that II may. I'm turn
iced our crops. How may we do thls9
By growing crops that tend 10 store
what little humus we have with, nitro.
gen, while II increases the humus
content OF the sill These are legumo
crops-nlfalfa, beans. peas. alslke. red
clover ana yotcheS constitute the L..
sumo family group-whlch have
proven profitable for us to grow I'm
the west. Choose tho one that Is host
adapted TO your farm environment
aud you feel will grow you the most
dollars. Give II permanent place
in your field crops
These plants seem 10 have the no.
culiar property OF utilizing tho free
nitrogen OF the air ana thus store nj.
trates In the soil. and accumulate nm.
mus, the one thing our soils seem
most 10 need. How is this done?
Through a most peculiar little family
or lower organisms known as bac.
terra, which grow on the root hairs
ana tiny rootlets Of the root system
OF these legume plants. This creates.
as II were, a fever In that particular
part Of the plant, calling for more air
and moro water, In n chemical pro.
cess not easily understood. tho free
nitrogen obtained from the surround.
Ing air Is worked into nitratcs avail.
able to succeeding plant life.
Perennial legumes are always doepl
feeders, bringing q part OF their min.
eral food from soil dopths below the
feeding ground Of ordinary crops.
This value 10 succeeding crons IA !
shown In the OPENING PARAGRAPH toll
Cohurn's Alfalfa There are some
silent subscribers that do their |
work with ease and In their way. +.
more efectually than any team or
pillow ever hitched. The clover plant
Is righteously famed ps one NJ these.
but alfalfa Is It's SUPERIOR. lis roots
work Sunday as well ms Saturday.
night and day, they strike 3. 10. Is or