The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-11
Dry FARMING EETH0D
/. Is Necessary 20 Have Sci! in
Proper Condition.
Row to Conserve Moisture Is One os
Nest Important Cuesttons for
FarTsr 20 So'ys in Dry Per
lions Of Northwest.

Much is said at present in the
northwest regarding dry farming
These methods are aaly zooI farming
methods. In good farming IL is nCccs-
sary 70 have the soil IN d good physical
condition, including texture. tempera-
ture. ventilation and soil washing. D..
The soil should haTs plenty of plant
fcod. In raising Ig8 bushels Of oorr
it requires ESQ pouads C. The thrae
things necessary 10 make corn. says
= writer in The Orange Judd Farmer.
These must be talk, ! froa the soil.
With The soil in q sool physical con-
dl-iOns the plant fyoL iu the most avail
able foEl, then it is necessary 10 have
another IMPORTANT FACTOR and this one
factor is. a man.
In the dTier portions of the north
west the question ~ how 10 conserve
soil moisture is o2a OF the most i'm
portaa- problems Ser tas farmer 10
solve There is hardy season tina.
some crop is not reduced from one
fourth 10 Uaa-Aali Of its yield. b.
cause there was nos elguzh moisture
to mature lt. abe sell mas have
bcen IN good coua.t9l. plenty OF
plant 4oOa, in taCg, aI other Coad.-
tons may have been favorable for q
good crop, bgt "l-b an insufficient
s. ppiy OF wafer all al lla labor and
expense c0uata for u.ae. and in many
instances nothing.
So the question arises. 10 what ex
te-t ca thu tanner control the sol
water? Before he cau do this intel
AEentiy it il necss sagy Ter him "a
hlow in no" many fo1as soil waite.
exists. Sol wafer exists in three
forms.
Gravitayjousl water is under tn
direct Tow and is vertically downward
until it reaches the arouad ws,ar Eu.
face. IL moves thIaasa the sp.cas lei.
By deouyiug roots Plants do moi US,
It, but a. is detrimental to most cult
waited plants when within IS inches @
the surface, Il is q sa.piy fer we'll
and springs, also the source from
which the capillary water is drawn.
zrsr..v 7. fs t1a III - - -
"alca plants derive moisture. Il MAJ
be drawn upward or do. award. d.
PENDING On whether tha aotI is arir-
at the surface ar tsalow In ,;,.y i'm.
+ tEe capillary action nav h. 49,.
enough to rassa tta rafe~ f,., ~. ~.
+ feet. the por-sr d.....,fire IN h. CO..
/ a physical condition the soil : in
If tn roor car.1fgan coa~sa an,
cl1ddv. and she So garrfalss. not 10
CROUCH tossther. tbrr tns wafer OR.
not rise 10 h a.tse rlrr4 rf ft,-r ca
riad avey sv ,ra--,.stfr7 mr. ia ,
Tie plant On Inc other hand + ~
/ sell i HI po,a rr~.7.tt,,. ~ a.. 49,.
PARTICLES dose te-e3er thaa III W.
/ ter passes freely 10 the surface
Notice The tracaz OF n bcrza in III.
rlowed field. arats.u j. seen At III.
surface. Why2 sser.rsa fhs soil ,.g,
tilles in tle track have bsep rrshr,
close fr-atbar on, 4I,.,-. f- ~.
action between them. The moist s,,-
/ face shows that s1sa ws-s~ i ,,,ssf-.
I OH into the air This shonl5 tsacl
2 le4ecn.
T The question IS sometimes asker
What must be done 10 sion The va.s,
from sSirg CT into The mir zo that !.
/ WIN pass OF through the tissues of III.
plaut2 Break the comract soil nv tTI
age, and thus break tine CAPILLARY ac
/ ton aud stop the y8ta, in III n,,,ra -,