El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-20

the range have made their appear
ance- Adventurous settlers have at
tempted to put into practice the
I principles of dry farming as they are
known and practiced in the Greai
I Plains region and in the Rocky Noun
tam valleys 10 the north
The MOqui Indians with a short
. growing season for corn. appreciate
/ the necessity Of planting not later
I than June in order to harvest their
crop before frost II. therefore. the
rains are late. they carry water to
their fields. moisten with il hanGfuls
OF clay. plant IN each handful two OF
3 three grains Of corn. and thrust the
/ wet mass deep into the sandy ground.
I The corn thus moistened springs into
! life and pushes its way TO the sur
] face with the help Of the handful OF
, moist soil then the belated rains
! come and the corn. with 4 runnin =
] start pushes on 10 early ma turi f..
! Working with the summer rainfall be-
! ginning early in July. the same close
I connection between moisture supply
and the planting Of crops may De
secured i'm various ways Beans and
sorghums. for instance, may be planted
3 in the dust too dry to terminate the
+ seed If then the rairs are timely
Z and sufficient the seed viii terminate
and grow on 10 maturity.
Choice of Crops.
of the utmost Importance to the
dry farmer IS the choice Of suitable
crops for the region in which he
tolls
-Importations from other arid re-
gins Of the world are proving wei
country. The sOrghums in general
particularly dwarf varieties that
grow with minimum water supply. are
among the best OF these impOrtations.
Feterita and dwarf milo maize. origi-
nally from the Sudan. are probably the
best OF these on account of the short
ness OF their growing season. their
drought resistance, and their album
ID HnF II u-r~r
grass. also recent importation by
the L : department Of agriculture
from North Africa. Is proving wonder
fully well adapted TO southwestern
cultural conditions.
Feeding Animals.
A fourth step IN the successful
solution OF the dry farmers problems
is the choice of farm animals best
adapted TO make use Of the crops
grown The dry farm. through the
medium Of the silo. thus comes into
close connection with sheep and cat
tie from the range. making possible
the advantageous feeding of stock at
times when the ranges fail Dairying
likewise IS developing with the help ,
or the silo. which affords the indis-
pensable supply of feed required by |
this industry Hogs also are an i'm
portant resource for the dry farmer
in this region. inasmuch as the grain I
so huns, together with succulent /
~ilaEe. affords q CHEAP and most Of !
IN always readily Saia bic product Yet
gain poultry affords an fmDortant
means OF using the products Of the
Try farm
of utmost importance TO the dry
aTmer Is fun realization Of the sup
lietnenIal use or the various resources
Nallahle 10 him To explain my !
ueaning-the StOckman RELYING uron {
he grazing range alone is subject TO Z
lsdSter by drouth- the dry farmer re I
ylns upon rainfall alone viii like
use often fan through want Of a
llnely and adequate water SUNNY I
he pump irrigator alone VIII fail he ;
'duse ne cannot afford the cost OF his
pumped water supply. But upon the
omoined resources OF the grazing
dnEe, the dry farmer and rf-e irria-s Z
or. scheme Of agriculture ca, ~.
'ulil up that combines all Of rbefr
uN anta2es and avoids the disaster al
~. ~ 'ei fanny resulting from de-
'endenee upon any one Of these
Dr. NounEbIood Speaks.
To- j "i'',-;-ivvu. director OF the OK
,,eIlInent station at College station. 4
rNttS- VINO was scheduled TO sneak Sal 4
rday afternoon. appeared on The Frf
g MOI ilhs program. as he has heen Z
aileu TO his home. and must Iaava III Z 1
ds3 tonight His subject was: Live
ie said a. HI
The farmer should be a business :
laii- and farming should be consid- ,
go business enterprise and not
irFtIy means Of subsistence Tbe
arm should be developed and directaS
=, - 70 Yield fair reward for ones
1 ll ana executive ability. Efficiency ]
iouig De me flrst thought The farm I
lvu4o not merely be made TO mr. I [
uce such products as are profitabIe y
desirable, but il should be made n | T
1oouce them in such manner thar me-
"a - " proc uceo a. less expense ana ! :
} greater abundance another year Y
SOL lmpONeriHhmenf q
e. Aihu examples in abundance n
10y Gay farming which promised sue
- anu DrOusht failure in the end. 2
an ana cotton farming are notabl q
- PIES both types impoverish the y
III In grain farming drought dur a
Z the period IN which your grain ma n
rage nut salable grain upon which ! b
e gram farmer depends for his mon Ii
~ me cotton farmer faces "A SINH / o
SITUATION He must not only Dro- ! II
ice stalks. but bolls Of cotton as in
t9e seed and lint upon which he de- h
SOL Must Be Fertile. Il
FroIltaoie farming is clearly depen- 1 Il
mt upon provision for the mainte- 1 4
nee OF a high state Of soil ferfiIifv o
"a the cheaDness Of the metb5d
hereby this Is accomplished The y
"a pest source Of plant food is live O.
3ck j he manure Of livestock not Z N
iy contains plant food. but organic p
ttter which should as a rule. be an r.
led along with commercial fertilfzers h'
e most practical means Of stDpDine- u
F. selling Of soil fertility through 81
Dps, Is - grow OF buy livestock. feed -
tlniSh II on the farm. and return G.
2 manure TO the soil.
Many Of MS are inclined 10 condemn
= man who buys feeding stuffs. but / =
STANDPOINT Of permanency consid- ar
Ell. the wise farmer keeps sufficient q
esLOck that he viii be compelled 10 I eN
y Feeding stuffs. rather than have a
plus. Tor sale Again. we no longer { pl
nix OF feeding cotton seed on the "a
m. Tor IN doing so we would be pr
sung crop OF oil worth from s. TO Gu
30 Der acre. figuring that the WELD ,
cotton VIII vary from one-third 10 -
--naiI bale 10 the acre A ton Of I ~
ton seed viii yield 10 gallons of IN
worth - cents a gallon at the pres ~ -,
time Instead of feeding the cot -
seed on the farm We sell il 10 the I q .
mills and buy back the cotton seed -
al en-
Reasons For Livestock Raising. ~
W hile the matter Of maintaining soil - -
Unity IS primary reason for in ~
ling livestock in our farming oper-
ms, there are. other reasons also .
tiny Of consideration We not only
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