American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-17

taxing observation OF tdcu pdIcel Oh
the grain. He noted hat wheat in
some parts Of the ranch did better than
in other places, and he sought the rea-
son. The following season when plOW-
ing time came around he adopted other
methods. He disced the ground thor
oughly, going Over it with the disc
twice. This was done as soon as pos
sible in the spring, and he found that
this work can and should be done be
tween spring and harvesting time.
This discing holds the moisture in the
ground. AS soon as weeds begin to
show on the disced ground blowing
must begin to kill the weeds. Then
he thoroughly narrowed the ground,
and if weeds show up again he goes
after them with weeder. Very likely
a few weeds will survive in a field thus
treated, and Mr.. Meadows and his boys
exterminate these with the hoe. He
considers it very important that weeds
are kept out of the fields by every
farmer who seeks success in grain
farming-both as to quantity and quail
ity of grain. He showed the Pilgrim
a big field of grain that was free of
weeds with the exception of a little
portion of it on the slope of a hill. The
field had been gone over for weeds a
little late in the season and planting
time had been e~ncroached upon. The
little patch on the hillside had not been
given the final attention for weed
eradication, and as a result they show
up in the grain. But these will be
cleared away before the grain is cut
so as not to contaminate il.
Harrow Indispensable.
When it comes to planting time Nj.
Meadows has the ground narrowed di-
rectly before seeding and after seeding.
He stated that the harrow can not be
used too much on a dry land farm, and
that he thinks it is the farmers most
valuable implement. His motto is
Use the harrow often, and then use
it a little more"
In fall grain planting he prefers not
to plant until after the fall rains have
set in. Here again the harrow comes
in as the principal reason for the
the stand taken. If any weed seed is
present on the land it will come up
quickly after the rains. Weeds will
get an equal start with the wheat,
and then when the harrow is taken
over the field the weeds will be pulled
out of the ground without injuring
the wheat in the least. In spring har-
rowing Mr.. Meadows runs the harrow
diagonally across the drill furrow and
previous narrowing. thus pulling down
all the ridges and filling the low
places. All of his narrowing is done
d~iagonally except that Immediately
following the drilling. He attaches
importance to this method of harrow
ing and will never deviate an iota
from the rule established. II has prov.
en- it's efficacy in getting the mos
out of the ground. in eradicating noX.
ious weeds, and in preserving mois.
ture.
Mr.. Meadows plows in the fall fol
spring grain, going over the GROUND
with the harrow as often as oppOrtun
ity affords. A mulch on the grOunt
at all times is the great thing for tn
conservation of moisture.
Cleaning Up Weeds.
More than any other deed does MI
Meadows fear the Jim Hill mustard
He and his boys go over the summe
fallow constantly with the hoe, ottel
taking time for this which should real
" be devoted TO other work. Nor d
4, thev sion on their own ranch. The
l hoe and grub the fence lines. on an
off the rancb. and if n of the noN
ions weed plants shows up on
- neighhor's ranch they cross the lin
without asking permission and kill tn
= plant. Mr. Meadows insists that IN
farmers of the county must take cor
! certed action i'm stamping out this PAL