Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-28

between now and February first. five
months. Unless tn, season should be very
unusual we will get "a liberal rainfall dur
ing these coming months. III we can start
out next spring with our land well pre-
pared and well stored with moisture, We
can be morally certain of large Yields next
spring, and with the prices that are al
most certain 10 prevail, we will ger -
our feet and get out from under our debts.
Why must we continue to make the same
mistake over and over again! Every
years experience emphasizes the impor-
tancc Of carly fall preparation II j. not
enough 10 recognize this fact, but ii must
be put into actual practice. II we are to
make crops certain in the spring we must
plant with the ground stored with moist
IRE. We can not store the ground with
moisture If during the last months of the
year the land y producing crops Of weeds.
Only early cultivation and absolutely clean
cultivation from the time OF blowing to
the time of harvest can insure crops in
this section. We can not farm with wEed-.
Either the weeds must 20 or we must 60.
We have got 10 whip The weeds absolute
y or they will whip a..
Now, why must We have early prepar-
alton! Because only in that way can We
secure the necessary moisture. The
growing months are from January tn
June. Ont al 43 years record. 81 wears
show less than 10 inches of rain during
the growing season. This j. insufficient to.
make 4 crop. Except about one wear III
three we will not be able to make a spring
crop unless we have 4 reserve uf moist
ure IN orr soil on January u. However.
ont al ~ wears record. - wears showed
more than 10 inches during the last five
months of the year. August 10 January.
II J. during these last months. therefore.
that We must secure our reserve of moist
IRE. We must look 10 the next three or
four months for the moisture that will
make our crops next spring and We must
lose no time in getting ready IL receive
and hold these rains. vi We f%rittpr these
months away in an effort a. secure 4 par
tial crop this fall. we will lose the greater
opportunity ~ make \ good crop nest
spring.
Now. these are facts which we must
recognize and adjust our farming opera
tion~ "a meet. You will find instances
during the present season where even
spring preparation made a very good crop.
This was due ~ the excessive amount Wi
reserve moisture which remained IN the
sol from the unusually wet preceding
fall. We will not Get a. heavy rains H.
the past season a. \ rule. Ii may bc
scanty this fall. and we will need every
ounce OF moisture we can gather M for
next SEASON. Until the basic facts VT our.
climatic conditions are recognized. ana
our farm practice adjusted 10 meet these
facts. Just - long we are going ia have
failures and under present condition.
failures are too costly 10 be- borne. Let
u stop taking the gambler chance. and
10 lay the foundations WI -nr-
cess. Smaller acrtage-. thoroughly cul-'
tivated i the safe and sane method. The
farmer who j. undertaking 10 spread over
a large acreage and catch \ crop On weed
fields viii one ar two l>tings may hii II
once in a while. hut ike every other GAM
bier. he viii sooner or later &c hi finish.