American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-10-23

cess in grain raising by trusting TO
luck, but on the contrary has followed
distinctive methods to bring about this
success. For summer following he
ploWs 10 inches deep and deeper if the
ground permits. He always does this
blowing when the ground is moist,
never when dry. At every possible
opportunity he harrows the ground.
He does not hesitate to say that the
harrow is the boss instrument on the
dry farm. After drilling in his fall
grain the ground is left alone, but as
soon as the snow disappears in the
spring and the ground is mellow he
goes over the wheat with the harrow,
but not hard enough to injure the
stand Of new grain. This narrowing
splits the stools and makes it ripen
more uniformly, and it also creates
the mulch indispensable for the con
s~ervation of moisture. Shallow plow-
ing at any time and any place on this
ranch is never practiced, the owner
considering it not only a waste of
time but also a direct detriment to the
land.
Flows Up to the Beam.
For fall blowing for spring seeding
the implement is set to go to the same
depth of 10 inches, and the ground is
allowed to remain in the rough until
spring and then is gone over with
either the disc or the harrow, the lat
ter preferred. The ground is worked
while the moisture is in evidence, the
same as summer fallow. The spring
narrowing is never done until all dan
ger Of frost is past. After drilling the
ground is rolled, drilling and rolling
being done in one operation. The rich
black mountain loan up here will
stand any amount of rolling and yield
the better for it, while clay soil will
not stand to be handled in this manner.
Spring blowing is only done for fall
seeding. Seeding is always done when
the moisture is in the ground. This
ranch is comparatively free of weeds
and Mr.. Martin intends to keep it so
if hard work will do it. Like all 9TH
er farmers of a progressive nature he
realizes that cooperation of all is
needed to get rid of weeds and keep
rid of them. He has little patience
with the owner of a tract who holds
it for speculative purposes and lets
weeds grow all over the place to the
detriment of his neighbor.
To facilitate travel up the canyon
OF Rattlesnake creek Mr.. Martin has
built and graded a stretch of county
road the full length of 40 acres and
constructed a subway bridge, both &C
cepted by the county. The subway be-
meath the grade of the road permits his
livestock to come to water from a dry
pasture unhampered by gates or other
distractions.
The work bunch of horses numbers
seven head, all brood mares but one.
Mr.. Martin prefers Belgians or Shires.
but the last named seem to have the
call as he is grading the entire bunch
to the Shire standard.
Seven Dollars Per Week From Two
Cows.
A start toward a dairy herd has
been made. and at present two cows
are being MIXED. One of these is a
[ seven-eighth Guernsey for which Mr..
Martin refused a cash offer of 800 not
long ago.: a twO-year-Old heller from
this COW brought $50. The other COW
is a high grade ShorthOrn, and in ad-
dition a bunch Of young stock is
found on the ranch. Cream is regu-
larly shipped to market and the in
come from the two COWS averages 81
per week. During the summer month;
these dairy COWS require no care what
ever beyond attending TO the milking
and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin place tht
dairy feature at the head of the list OF
revenue producers on the ranch witt
no close second in the running. Be
sides shipping cream to market, theil
own home and that of a son are sup
piled with cream and butter: