The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-14
Saving The Moisture
And Increasing Crops
Written For Dry Farming by Prof H. M Baner Asricul
ural Demonstrators Santa Fe System Amarillo, Texas

right kind of seed.
Many low yields can be traced d.
rectly to too thick stand. To insure
good yields every plant must have a
chance. Our conditions do not re-
quire over one half as much seed as is
usually planted under humid and ir-
rigated conditions. Our farmers can
save seed and money, besides insuring
better yields by planting less seed
per acre.
In some sections wheat may be con-
sidered as a good cash crop, while in
other sections cotton is best. Some
years these crops may yield enough
to practically pay for the land, but
other years they may not return the
seed. Failures in these and other
crops may cover from one to three
years. The farmer who depends on
these crops for his entire income is
likely to fail also.
Crops must be planted every year
that are practically drouth resistant.
Corn cannot be depended upon with
any degree of certainty. 1t is not
king of crops" under limited rainfall
conditions. The farmer cannot afford
to plant 1t only in small acreages.
Cotton is reasonably sure crop
under limited rainfall conditions pro.
viding the season is long enough. An
early maturing variety of storm proof
qualities is preferred.
Kafir and milo maize are practically
sure. Maize is more certain than the
kafir. Instead of planting all kafir or
maizes, it is best to divide the acreage
| and plant some of each. Sorghum
IS practically sure to make roughage
and makes excellent feed for dairy
cows. Stock melons will take the
place Of pumpkins in furnishing a sue
oulent feed for cows and hogs.
Spanish peanuts will stand a great
deal of drouth. If the crop gets well
started 1t will stand as much dry
weather as milo maize, while peanuts
in general are a warm country crop
Demonstrations the past three or -four
years have proven conclusively that
the Spanish variety, at least, can be
depended on throughout PRACTICAL
all of Northwestern and West Texas
Even the so-called "jumbos" produce
very good crops in some sections.
The Spanish peanut makes an ex
cellent hog feed. d. II. zachery o
Clarendon, Texas, makes the following
statement: Il have been here for q
years and have never seen peanuts
fail. For hog feed they cannot b,
beat. | had 81 acres of peanuts IL
1911 that | planted for my 80 hogs.
believe in peanuts strong enough tina
] am going to plant 20 acres in 1912
For pork production, peanuts give m,
far more returns thar any other crol
know Of"
Every farmer in this section shoul,
plant some kafir, milo maize, sorghum
and peanuts. If these are handle,
properly in connection with live stock
good living will be insured ever.
year. Practically all row crops viii
do best If planted in burrows.
Kafir plants should not be close
than 20 inches apart in the row, an
milo maize Is to 10 inches, and othe
crops proportionately thin. Do NO
be in too big hurry to plant Bette
spend a little extra time getting tn
seed bed prepared. Wait until tn
ground is warm.
Plant kafir from April 20 to May Is
milo maize, May 10 to June TO- pei
nuts, May 10 and later; cotton, May
20 10.