Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-25

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~" iorm ot RAIN ar the rithi time Do
mus, be- present us stored moisur,
on the crop fats or falls short in
proportion TO the shortage of muis.
turc. During the years of 1910 and
1871 ON our rounds over Western OK.
lahoma as district agent for the frd.
eral demonstration farm work.. vp
had the privilege of observing num-.
orous variations in Yields Differences
ranging from so to 500 pcr cent
would be found i'm the same field.
And in practically every instance tho
cause of the greater Weld could bp
traced to the chance for more most
ure to have been stored i'm the sub.
soil before the crop was planted.
Many OF these arc very Interesting
and convincing and wish dared
take your time to go into details
about them
/ quoted the results from the sum
mcr ulling in Nebraska. not as an in
dcation for us to follow suit. but sim
PLY TO show you that stored moisture
does afford protection against
drouth which cannot be secured in
any other way. Unless il be i'm the
three extreme northwest counties
summer ulline is not needed i'm apv
plan 70 save moisture for surer pro-
duction in Oklahoma. ours may be-
secured 10y the rotation of crops. by
IL
possible after maturity ana prcparipg
the field to receive and retain what
ever rain may fan from then until
the planting of tho crop to follow. ON
soils suited TO small grain some va.
rjctv of .his crop should form repp-
larl, a mart Of thc acreage The eorl,
harvest of an small proin ,rons mako
il possibIn tn disc ana pIov and stare
moisture over pc,iod of sovon or
eight months for same cultivotod
cron met mimi fan. a r,or,ort ,,b,t
q snan kaf,r cor, .rd r,iIo ,,,,i.,,
wouId have doIiyoring the coods n
gi,.an .eucb q. cb.rco nc tho, Got+o,
rowre,s or noanut. any, ono -. ali
of tbom sho,,Id follow tbo t,fi. or
uiIo tbon bacl ,o,in to t,o sr,,Il |
Grain
t,or tho ,ond,. lana tbo o,,l,. sol,
finn iy tho addire az br,,us to ro
soil c.nd,. Ind r.,,,rolI,,- .oooi,.,s g.
uater readily and +, wav nro,.,d.s
Ne ou., ,,ulch Gov ,o,atntmn H..
,s,,so of its hlou4ng cultur,f nth
,de are ont of tho o3ostion Ntoro
bp,ous +, , sardy SOIL r,o.,s ,,o,.-
,,.itohlo ,,oi.t,,ro ,r r,,io # man,
,t., e,.o to ,.ro ,,.,,,,,or,5 IN ,.,,.
sand rvidartIv COM. s,.ster, of EARN,
inc which I,avos as much of IN.
rrnw,b Of tbo cror 49,, tbo c,Id M,
nlars ia return II to the 0eld will |
holm II ecc,ne tbat uve s,ocl, ana |
farm dolrying orrors tho bost sol,, |
linn Of making the most of a ebort |
,ainfaII on. a sandy land farm
Bettcr CuluIre of The Sor
Rettor cultural mothods I'm tbo
yest doyetaI into the conservation Of
noistura ia giicb an extent that y.b,n
be nroper motbods for the ono bavs
,cen observed prcparation niantino
md cultivation amount to continu.
,tinn Of rroyidinp available moisture
lut tbe ton twelve and fourtnon inch
,loyyinr which we hear 50 much
,houl now is not going to no incl,d.
d i'm this bill Of particulars for the
,onqucyt Of drouth. II is All right
or those who arc cqujppcd To do if
md some soils really need it. but as
4 general proposition it is neither
PRACTICAL nor porfitable. If the "cop-
NEST Of droutb i'm oklahoma" ls to
otlnt for anything il must come from,
ome ulan that is simple in all ifs do |,
ails and II must he immediately IN