The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-09-17
Our Opportunity And
Our Responsibility

costs less than six horses, weighs
less than six with n capacity doing
the work of twelve--will pillow fully
that much in an hour or so. II will,
furthermore, pillow 1t deeper and keep
It up twenty-four hours each day un
ing. resting, or growing thin. While
1t would not be wise to dispose of
brood mares and blooded stock to
satisfy the foreign buyers, In the
end, perhaps, the increased prices
which their purchasers viii undoubt-
eddy bring about will be beneficial in
forcing thousands OF farmers to ad-
opt a newer and more economical
form Of power.
Everyone who cultivates 100 acres
or more is a candidate for a share
In the millions Of dollars which the
country wide adoption q this method
Of blowing will ultimately save.
insuring the Crop In Advance
After blowing, the first duty of a
man is to guarantee the work by
proper cultivation and disking. With
out delving into the chemistry Of
plant life too deeply the growth Of
plant is determined by the prop
err preparation both in the soil and
out Of 1t, of air, water and certain
salt compounds. Rainfall, sunlight
and air in conjunction with the soil
have knack of assembling these
elements in such way that the plant
grows; or failing to assemble them
in such way that the plant fails to
develop. Nature has provided for
this intermixture Of elements for a
limited time and plant life will go
on without much Outside interference,
but like so many other forms of nat
ural activity. 1t is possible for hum
an intelligence to greatly increase
the effectiveness Of natures work.
The disk harrow is one of the leading
nature aiders in farming. It is said
that rightly used 1t does more to in
crease crop profits than any other
farm implement and should be used
on every farm. 1t is one of the sim
plest implements made; one of the
easiest to obtain; simple to run;
will stand much hard work; and lasts
long time. 1t is so inexpensive that
If used on a fair sized field, 1t will
so increase the production that it
soon pays for itself. In certain parts
Of the United States, farm without
disk or two Is as curious a sight
as farm without a wagon, but on
other parts, It is still on the TIRES.
hold Of universal use.
F. H. DeMaree, Acting Agronom-
list at the Missouri Agricultural Elk.
pertinent Station, says:
'In my opinion, and that of every
body connected with the crop and
soil work of this institution, the
disk harrow is one of the best i'm
plements which can be used on any
farm. In early plowed land and in
fall plowed land, there is generally
crust. and many clods form be
fore corn planting time. One of the
best implements which we have found
so far for pulverizing these is the
disk harrow On sod land 1t is near
ly impossible to make a good seed
bed without the use of the disk"
TO the bumper crop farmer, the
skilled agriculturist, so to speak,
blowing is merely the rough work of
getting ready to plant. He puts the
finishing touches on with other mach
ines just as the sandpaper follows the
plane In finishing woodwork.
Professor Daniel Scoates of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Mississippi, says:
"The disk harrow's special duty is
to take the soil after the pillow has
done its work and put on the finish
ing touches. The result of these