American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-09-24

for horses with a load. A small trso
tor on the other hand, the kind that
costs less than six horses. weighs less
than six, and with a capacity doing
the work Of twelve-will plow futv
mat much in an hour or so. Ii will
furthermore, pillow it deeper and keen
II up twenty-four hours each dav I'M
III the work is completed without feed
ms, resting or growing thin. While
II would no be wise to dispose of brood
mares or blooded stock to satisfy the
foreign powers. in the end perhaps.
the increased price which their pur-
chases will undoubtedly bring about
VIII be beneficial in forcing thousands
OF farmers to adopt a newer and more
economic form of power.
Everyone who cuitiyates $50 acres
Of land or more is a candidate for a
share in the millions of dollars which
the countrywide adoption of this
method of blowing will ultimately
save.
lnSuring the Crop in Advance.
After blowing the first duty of a
man is TO guarantee the work by prop
er cultivation and discing. Without
delving into the chemistry of plant
life 100 deeply, the growth OF a plant
is determined by the proper prepare
ton both in the soil and out of it. of
air. water and certain salt compounds.
Rainfall, sunlight and air in coniunc-
tion with the soil have a knack of as
sembling these elements i'm such a way
that the plant grows. or failing to as
semble them in such a way that the
plant fails to develop. Nature has pro
vided for this intermixture of elements
for a limited time and plant life will
90 on without much outside interfer-
ence, but like so many other forms of
natural activity it is possible for HUI
man intelligence "a greatly increase
the effectiveness of natures work. The
disc harrow is one OF the leading ma
ture aiders in farming. Il is said that
lightly used it does more toward in
creasing crop profits than any other
farm implement and should be used
on every farm. II is one of the sim
plest implements made: one of the
easiest to obtain, simple to run, will
stand much hard work and lasts a
long time. II is so inexpensive that if
used on a fair sized field it will so in
crease the productiveness that it will
soon pay for itself. In certain parts
Of the United States a farm without a
disc or two, is as curious a sight as a
farm without a wagon but in other
parts it is still on the threshold of uni
versal use.
E. H. Demaree, acting agronomist at
the Missouri Agricultural Experiment
station says: In my opinion and that
of everybody connected with the crop
and soil work in this institution the
disc harrow is one of the best imple-
ments which can be used on any farm.
In every plowed land and fall plowed
land there is generally a crust and
many clods form before complaining
time. One of the best instruments
which We have found so far for pull
verizing these is the disc harrow. On
sod land it is nearly impossible to
a good SEED bed without the use
Of the disc"
To the bumper crop farmer, the
agriculturist, so to speak, the
blowing of a plot of ground is merely
the rough work Of getting ready to
plant. He puts the finishing touches
with other machines just as the
follows the plane in fin
ishing woodwork.
Professor Daniel Scoates OF the Ag-
%ricultural and Mechanical College OF
Mississippi says: The disc harrow's
special duty is to take the soil after
the pillow has done its work and put on
the finishing touches. The result OF
these touches act in different ways
under as many circumstances. If the
land receives a heavy rainfall the disc
ing allows the soil TO take up a larger
quantity OF the moisture than could
be obtained under the former condi-
ton. Then the absorption of this wa
fer has not only the benefit OF stor-
ing up wateer for future use OF the
plants but by allowing the water 70
soak into the ground it prevents to a
certain extent the surface washing OF
the land Further the disking OF the
surface gives still another advantage
in that it forms a mulch which breaks
mn the effect OF what is known as cap
alarity thus causing the rapid e'ap-
Grafton TO cease and saving up the
moisture stored i'm the soil
What these men have 10 say in re-
gard TO the value of the disk as a crop
factor is emphasized by every expert
mental department working alou-