Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-20
BETTER RETURNS
BY PREPARATION
IN NJ SECTION or COINTEN DOES
WELL PREPARED SEED RED
GIVE HETER RETURNS THAN IN
SOUTHERN STATES.
so FINDS DEPARTMENT
PROPER TURNING OF SOIL NC
E>>AEN BEFORE REST SPRING
PREPARATION u POSSIBLE.
ALWAYS FLOW DEEP.

Washington. ~. Ill. Ian. ~. Ia nu see.
lion oi The country doeS a we'll prepared
>,t1l hc,I give better returns than IA the
southern States. the best spring prrpa.
ration ~ The S"il D. practically impos.
>ihlc unless II has hssn proITrl, turned
and deeply broken during the previous
summer ~ fall. The nrtr>>ity for d,rp
blowing Ia the South j. probably not
realized w those who ARE moi familiar
with the hraNN raimfall~ ia this section.
which ircqucntl, packs and runs the
PARTICLES ~ soil together Nv ~ IN *.
clndr air and SUNSHINE. The absence ~
freezing prevents any lnn~cning M ~
the PARTICLES besides in MANY places
there j. "a almost imrrrvinuS hard pan
II >uh>oil. either natural or brought
about from u cent inHuuS custom ~ shall.
.uw blowing. ln other >%rrtinn> this ,lt-.p
cnins and lon>rnine nf The soil j. done
partly ~ least ~ The forces W nature
hut can only u" accomplished ~ the pillow
~ "a" south such are the findings Of
The Department ~ Agriculture.
The best implement for deep break
'- ~ Hhh NFNi - /" IL HfAhM MHAtH
turns. pul,rrizc> and MAKES "a the same
time. When properly adjusted the disc
breaks the land drrpy and thoroughly
l"o>rn> IL. mixing this soil and The sub
soil 10 ~"mr extent hut I,-.~ not turn ~
the ~nrfarr enough ~ the inert ~>ul,snil
10 inJurr The succeeding crop. The next
best method iur deep breaking u mold
lt4 raj rlnNyHuY -.t A.. .twv. -. -.
edge and This j. followed by a Suhsoil
pillow ~ The same furruw a. deeply ~
c~lrrd.
II the cover crops j. ~ follow the fall
breaking 4 thorough preparation ~ the
>,sTl lHl should w. matlr before PLANTING
th. >crh. III nu cover crop j. >nwn the
dis" harrow ~ >pr.ng tooth harrow
should l- run over occasionally ~ crush
rlod> AMI keep surface crust broken for
the admission of air and sunlight. The
usual method " a. nat break aud where
this h. dome IL H. best 90 throw M into
beds before planting. Planting may be
done With small pluw> ~ iu>t ~ rff-r-
lively Hnd much faster with u disc rul
tivator II ~ The proper angle. should
NV wv 'i'NN ~ iNli'E NAV W H~ttt dhu
his - followed with Il section harrow.
T"o much care eau not IT, given 10 the
"a, separation ~ The sttl htrl. n not only
saves cultivation buI makes plant food
available aud furnishes proper condl
tiums for seed termination aud rapid
growth. The hr~t farmers will tell Won
that thorough preparation g. mnrr than
hall the expense ~ making \ good crop.
The spring preparation " never a.
deep ~ the land Mas WHEN broken in the
tall or winter. With nearly an field
crops Il firm seal lrrl " preferable. Only
the first few inches nrtrl ~ he fresh
crir-i AMI puIvcrizcd ~ planting time.
When the cover crop " drawn under. the
blowing should I~ just 4 enough Ia
turn the crap under we'll and The usual
narrowing AMI pulvcrizing a. get 4 fine
sol before seeding.
When there has been no fall aud win
ter breaking done. a. Y, the rule IA some
sections. II T. not advisable ~ break ~
deeply ia the spring a. ia the fall:
usually not more thar two inches deeper
than before. and then the clay Suh~nil
should not bc turned 10 the surface.
The pillow can IT, set 90 rI.r the furrow.
IL D. found more necessary ~ ret spring
brnkrn land finely pulNcrized aud thor.
"ughiy prepared I~furc planting. II u
better 10 delay planting several days
rather than put the ~sr-l IN a poorly pre-
nure.I brd