American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-07

a crop of seeds carried by the winds
from SOM other lands all the hard
work is undone. The new weed law,
bringing with it concerted action of
farmer and county officials, is greeted
by all farmers who operate along lines
Of progress and common good.
FrOwns on Spring Flowing.
AS to spring blowing, there is no
such animal" on this ranch. Mr.. Gun
ningham states that the blowing for
spring grain should be done in the
fall when the ground is moist, and
adds that in dry farming no seed
should ever be planted on other than
summer fallOwed ground, this being
the only way to get the most good out
of the moisture. Rotation of crops
such as growing Of corn and peas on
summer fallow, is of the best aids
rather, necessities-tO conserve
moisture and the strength of the soil
for reproduction. The blowing for
spring seeding is done as deep as for
summer fallOw, seven to ten inches,
and the ground is left rough through
the winter. The disc and the harrow
NOult lulO use III the 0plluSf the lduu
getting one double-discing and two
borrowings before drilling. The har-
row can never be used too much after
drilling. A new method in drilling
will be put into operation this fall at
seeding time. The harrow will be at
tached behind the drill, giving the
ground a thorough stirring by the
drill. the leveling and settling being
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in one operation. Usually six horses
are required on the drill but with the
harrow attached two more will be
needed.
| seed Treatment for Smut.
e All seed grain is treated for smut.
Blue vitriol is used, and the mixture
2 is made by adding enough of it to a
tub of water to cOpper-cOlor a knife
blade when immersed. Both water and
blue vitriol are added while dipping
n grain TO keep the solution at uniform
= strength. A sack at a time is dipped,
Y and two days seeding at one dipping
e is considered the proper amount. Blue
n vitriol has always given the best re-
: suits to Mr.. Cunningham. A table
spoon of salt added TO a tub of the
mixture makes it still more effective,
r The flat Of about 80 acres just east
e and south of the home site up to three
d years ago was inundated from the
waters of Sunbeam creek every spring
n the flOOdwaters covering il to a depth
of from three to four feet. This
flooding was excellent for the land
p giving it a form of sub-irrigatiOu
whose beneficial effects were felt
throughout the dry season. Although
4 it has been three years since the
u ground has been flooded the after eff.
h fects of the annual i%nnundations ar,
. still in evidence on that portion O.
= the ranch. The flOodwaters of Sun.
beam creek no longer come to do theil
~ good work because the creek has beer
4 damned and its flow diverted else
81 where.
The bunch of horses on this rancl
8 numbers twelve work horses and al
& equal number of young stock. Tn
"A %Percheron strain predominates il
81 them. Mr.. Cunningham like most O
81 the ranchmen so far visited favorin
e this excellent horse for a dry farr
n worker. They are hearty consumer
~ of prOvender, but they are also heart
workers.
81 $50 a Month from Cream.
& Twenty head of cattle are on tn.
ranch, including spring calves. I'll
x# dairy herd numbers seven COWS, mos
- ly a Jersey and Durham cross, wit
z some graded Jerseys in the herd. tt
S4 sale of cream from this herd adds 81
<H monthly to the income of this ranc
|M While all these COWS are good revenl
. producers. yet the wner thinks that
dairy herd should consist of pure brI
stock only, and for that reason W.
dispose of the entire herd in the spril
a. and establish a dairy herd of pu
E& bred Roam Durhams. The dairy fe
r. ture of the ranch is to be one of
principal institutions and no pains "
be spared to make it one of the be
in the county. The establishment
a larger herd will bring with it mo
extensive raising of corn. and in CO
sequence more rotation of crol
Raising of corn on summer fallow I
only brings a good crop, but it al
practically leaves the ground rea
for fall seeding after the harvest
of the corn crop. There is no qu'
ton that dairying and rotation of Gre
go hand in hand-bOth making for b
ter dry land farming.
Hogs at the present time are ralS
e for home consumption only. foIdl
Chinas are favored because they
easier fattened and mature more r;
& idly than other breeds in this china
Mr.. Cunningham is of the opinion Il
5f with proper arrangements as to fel
no ing and pasture, along with other
IN quirements, this county can be m;
to become a successful hog produc
district on a large scale. r. B. v
f2 son, father-in-law of Mr.. Cunningh;
here on a visit from Omaha. and
many years a farmer in Iowa. sta
that in his opinion there is absolut
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