Gunnison news-champion., 1915-10-01
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- ooo0 y po0oM1. k0op fobj
pas~inG - nsesssssy q 600. nesvUU
- Aost sfsss pse~iaG. fsks sAsse -
oeguetisas - faieA aad loasu sAe spoeoo
vAy - sAey eess sleaG.
d y - - un4sssessA - tAsss -
sussisss seVlv - ~ sssAiaiaas -
vsiiag - ~ WesAsss sasss q Csss-
PoAe.
rhsss - veat " ssuAv ~ Sssm-
~ ssAss esadsisas pssveiiaG u -
ss0i-asiA ssGisas q EasAssu CsasseAs
- Wssassn kaasas - psfssssd 10
TIE wrisiaGs Il ~. T. 4. R.sssaa, u
"Wssessn Tesa Li1s."
ssessssfsl ~ fssniaG AspsaAs -
tAsss tAiAos:
Fisst, Dssp pasviag - = te have
msllssns q little pessgveiss u ~ eovi-
tiss hstwssa sAe Portielss - ssil N
wAieA - ssllsct meistuse.
ssssaA: Ppspss esMpectiaa; tAeG 10
- ~, N - (fasmsssD IaaGuage, The
land must be Issse sao0gA, bxt aet tee
loose.
Third: Mulch on the surlsce, e sscA
loose conditioa of the immsdiete sss-
fsce as to be dusty.
And now, just Why these three con-
AitiOns:
The deep plOwing, - before stated,
b 70 hold Sufficient smo0nt Of voter
70 neke crop, and tAet means several
toas 0f Wotsr for socA one hunArsd
pssa1s Il ~ msstse TO - pseAscsa.
haPse ce0Pocti0a 10 10 - pSa1ucsd
~ AFst sspasotinG secA particle Of soil
frOm every Oder particle Of soil to
whieA il - esiagiaG. (by tA0sssGh pa0w-
i0G) - tAo4 msis1Nse 90 otm0epherie
0asss 60 heve resa 70 est betwssa
tAsA. TAsa ~ Pofticbes nHst -
pessss1 ss9seAss aQain by tAe ectioa -
tAe ebs0so1s - - Wsek Il ~ fagn-
-. jsct eassoA - NJ sss nseA 70
cesss i - rsseia ths eseesest eassae
tAsss ess - eHtrs kssvy }en 49, %
- - - efsoely ssttbe the newly psoW-
"a laAA, tAs oltesnate fssesiaG 90
tAoWinG u - loll - tAe vsiGht q
- GnsW = ~ Wio4ef. bsovss tks lan1
y ebsut tAe pesQDf es0poct esodtisa
- hesA - gsss6sss ans.nt q Ooass.
The surfoee 0ulcAinG TIE
~ Assty ess1isisa = ~ s1rfeee.
essoAss tAe capilla9y ees1etisa WhicA
peovsaAs tAe weAse frso s;nkis0. New
- ua1e9stsnA Tie sctioa Of capillary st
tfoeti0n yea 0ust - ss@e think ing.
Capillafy attfaetiA u . pseuliar force
wASeA vsfy eliGAtly 1sisAsosA ssA-
seaacse sHset = 1RoWMG weeef - Il
As yshiee ps~se = Psspssiy pes-
poee0 suefoco 0olcA ID sulicisntly Gfoot
On TIE ssefscs Of a sere Il lasd 10 hold
0p many tons Of wetef. 1t svsfcomes
holding enoNGh woAoe i TIE subeoil TO
pre1uce . 50-busAel csep Il wheot.
TIE queer thing 10 that the mulch does
not drsw the wetef 10 the surface 1t
holds it up. Won't iet it sink, but also
pushes it b. ck from the surfsce 30 tAat
it 10 not permitted to come up through
the mulch and evaporate. And his 10
due to yet another peculiar force: The
force Of repulsion. Absolutely dry dust
repels watef-pushes it away when it
gets too close. Sprinkle water gently
and in small drops on . dusty floor and
see how reluctantly il mikes with dust.
Water will stand on an absolutely level
and dry surface . quarter of an inch
deep before it will run very far over it
il the surface is covered with very fine
dry dust.
Now recount there three forces:
The force of gravity tending to pull the
water down below the plant roots: the
force of attraction, operating in oppo-
sition TO the force of gravity, and so
holds the water in the sub-soil; and
lastly, the force Of repulalon, which
pushes the water back when il tends to
come too close to the dust ON the sur
face and % prevents evaporation
Water will stand on the surface Of dust
Dust will feat on the surface of water
They repel each other. They won't
mix readily. A field covered with .
dusty mulch is acted upon - though it
were covered with . rubber tafpsulin
which the watef IN the soil cosld not
Ge4 through TO evapoFate and attsched
. the tarpaulin or rubber blanket were
nniilio0s Of little buckets TO ever square
fest hanGinG sbogt ten inches below
tie surface where the plant roots can
% 70 ret water,