Gunnison news-champion., 1915-09-03
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The depsrtmsnt II egEicultuse q
both she goverpnent end sf the sssse
of Coiersdo. - veil - tAe Ca1ussAD
Agrscuseursl college. have beeR -
tribatsaG literature to sI who spply,
but unfrtuassely for shose ~ shese
hIehisads. the isers.ure is not sslk-
csently ss,ecsie R its sspsscsssaa 10
''snow lsnds" On sccount Of the foalow
ing differences IN conditions:
First: All dry farming htersssse -
prepsrsd for the ''plsins reeioas, "
whese the coil is not certain TO he lsoa<d
with moisture st least eace . year, cad
that just befo~s plsRtiag.
Seeoad: On the plans soils the ground
is eenersIly dry . few feet below the
surface, whereas on the SNOW lands the
moisture increases with depth.
Third: On the plains soils there are
three ways that moisture is taken from
the land First, BY evaporation; second
by gravity tsinking on account Of its
weight) end third BY capillary sttrsc-
tion to the dry soil below thus there ere
two forces pulling the water downward.
Fourth: On the snow lands there ere
but two forces ops rating in ieeching
the moisture from the soil, namely:
evaporation, and the tendency 10 sink,
on account of its weight
Fifth: Warm, dry winds very much
increase evaporation The snow-l lands
in the mountains ere materially pro
tected fvom these winds.
Sixth In both snow lands and plsins-
soils the surface mulching, for the pur-
pose Of preventing lsss of moisture is
the sasRe, but the snow lands have six
important advantages over the pssins-
lanas, nsmely: First, the weather y
cssAer, which csssss isss evspnsstisa;
second. there is less wind, which feet
has the some beneficial effect third, the
land is full Of moisture in early spring,
sure; fourth, surface mul,hing has only
grsvitstion to over come on snow-lsnds
in preventing the moisture from sink
ing, whereas, in the plains-lan the
dry condition below pulls the water
downward by capillary sttpction, which
valleys and messs where deep down the
ground is thoroughly moistened; fifth,
there is more summer rain fall on the
mountain mesas; sixth, the land is rich
reason of the more abundant vegeta-
ton, hence it holds and retains more
water.
Assuming the foregoing statements
to be true, it follows that if reasonably
good crops can be produced in the dryest
years on the plains of eastern Colorado
and western Kansas by scientific treat
ment of the soil, then it is certain that
unusually good crops can be produced on
these Highlands by similar treatment.
And by the way, this dry land treat
ment, when applied TO irrigated farms
is of great benefit 1t decreases the
amount of necessary irrigation, increas-
es growth by keeping the land uniform
ly warmer, decreases the "seeping" of
the lands, decreases the danger of
blight, decreases the leeching of nec-
esssry chemical substances and veget-
able mold from the soil: is in every way
beneficial and is in no way harmful
We are prepared to quote from the
most authentic data on the methods of
scientific dry farming showing the pro-
cedure from blowing to harvesting, and
showing just why certain performances
have certain effects, and if we find
/ that discussions would be appreciated,
will endeavor to give the principles,
methods, causes and effects in every
day. easily understood language.
4 At the trial of David Davis of SOM