Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-10

iSnporinnt Cfops Adapted ~ New
NeNico Dry Farming Conditions
torn, kafiF. Milo. Cane, Fetcrltn,
ProeO Niiiei. Cow TeHa. Yield Peas
nmd spanish ptwnntn.
Field Preparation.
Flowing Early deep fan blowing
gives best results All deep psowlng
should bee done 40 long before plant
Ing time as possible. our motto is.
FAN piowing FOR spring planting and
spring pi0wing for faii planting" Tn
der airy land conditions, All deep
blowing for spring planting should be
done by February J.. An blowing
done atter this time for spring plant.
Ing must necessarily be more and
more shallow a. the seeding time ap-
ptoachcs Deep blowing makes space
Tor the storage Of moisture. besides
making more root apnce and more
plant food, this being especially true
Of tiHht lands. In sandy lands. deep
blowing does an of the above and also
brings the fertility back 90 the sur
face. Al kinds at blowing should
be left rough TO proven, the soil from
blowing.
Listing. Deep early fan single lls,
ing is almost as good as deep fall
blowing Extra good results come
from running e Sub-soiler several
inches IN depth IN the bottom OF these
burrows. Immediately following the
lister. This provides good safe
place FOR quick storage OF any mois.
ture which may fal' at any time be.
fore planting. A. soon a. any mols-
ture has fallen and the ridges become
dry enough 60 work they should be
narrowed ON light lands avoid all
implements or operations that Will in
crease blowing An crusts should be
kept broken and all weeds should
bee destroyed until planting time by
culilyaiing or narrowing the ridges
when plnwlng can not he done "a
the proper time. listing Is really TO be
preferred to very shallow blowing.
Early spring listing " better than
late listing. Sub-soiling In the bot
tom at burrows as described above, Us
also advisable at this time. Where
possible. always double list--iist ear
N and re-list al planting time. Dou-
hir listing ~ y good method OF soil
preparation for every crop mentioned
az the heading OF this circular, in
Guiding Prose- miilct. For a small
grain or hay crop the listed ground
must necessarily be worked level with
'ultivntor, disc or harrow, before
sowing.
Comforting and Terracing All lis
Ter burrows especially planting fur
rows. should be run on the contour.
which, means that they should be run
directly across the slope and not up
and down ID. This plan prevents wa
tor from running off n field even dur
ing q heavy rain. but Il may call for
very winding rows In some fields.
However. the question OF looks Is OF
minor importance. Fields prepared
level Tor hay az grain crops should be
tcrraced go that water has no chance
60 run OFF.
Planting row crops do best
" hen planted IN "A furrow. The fur
row is u protection 10 the young plants
against the wind. and In the early
cultivation the dirt can be kept lower
at tho row than between the rows.
thus causing moisture 10 nccumu~
late more "a the row from the light
showors. Fields prepared on the lew
~ hy blowing should DE furrowed nv
lister or sweeps Immediately before
planting Fields that have been sim
glc listed should be re-listed al plant
INK time by breaking out the mlddles
ana the planting should be done i'm
modiatcly II planting il done IN a
lister furrow the little trench into
which the seed IN dropped should b.
mude very narrow tome inch In width
o. enoughD The seed should be
dropped into this little trench. even
" u Is necessary To make an extern
sion to the seed convcyor. and the
loose dirt should be packed over the
seed a. once by some device like an
omen planter wheel or staggered
wheel Where these are not availn-
hle. "a strong bag filled with sand. or
the two legs from pants filled with
sand and sewed together. make good
cheap substitutes. The two-row corn
planter. having the open or split
wheel. VIII plant all row crops men
toned at the heading OF this circu-
lar excepting peanuts. better than any
other type of planter known. Every