American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-14
SOME TIMELY HINTS ON
FALL FLOWING AND LISTING

The creating OF a winter fallOW 10
absorb the snowfall has always been
a fayorite device among dry farmers.
II has also been found that where the
burrows are laid at right angles TO the
wind and not narrowed down that they
viii prevent blowing of the soil; but
where high winter winds are prevail
ent and the soil light, listing, is even
better than blowing.
The lister Is used in the fall as If
q deld of corn VAS being planted,
which leaves every alternate furrow
u%nplowed, and the dirt being heaped
up on these, leaves a series Of high
ridges which form a perfect snow trap
and effectually break the cutting edge
OF the wind.
In the spring in order to secure a
satisfactory seed bed the unplowed
center furrow or ridge should be cut
out and after being narrowed down the
field is ready to plant. In western
Kansas and Nebraska on the hard
lands which do rot blow so and go
bushels of corn TO the acre are being
raised by blowing as deeply as posi-
Bile in the fall and hen listing in he
corn. in the spring across the plOw-
ing. Corn can be raised in wet seasons
without any blowing at all, by simply
listing in and then %cultivating between
the rows when it is up. Once in a
while a i0-bushel crop has been rails
ed in this manner but an average TAX
on in districts where this method is
practiced shows that the usual crop
Is from 10 TO 20 bushels In good sea-
sons and from 8 to 10 in dry years.
when the soil is dry. as IL usually
Is in the fall, IL ia always a question
with the farmer as to whether he
should pillow II or not. Some soils mel
low down much more easily and Don
err than others. and where this is the
case II f. usually safe to trust to the
winter SHOWS TO do the work. Il is
most important in the spring to choose
a time for reducing the winter fallow
to a level seed bed when the ground is
not too dry or too wet, when the clOds
are just right to fall to pieces.
To secure full crops of potatoes,
oats, fax, spring wheat. etc, they
should always be planted on the Win
ter fallow. Spring plowed ground is
not compact enough for oats and flax
which demand a rather solid seed bed,
and since it Is impossible to sescure a
reasonable crop without the deep pluw-
ing which conserves the moisture,
GOOD work In the fall. allowing the soil
10 settle all winter, is the best way
out.
Potato raisers are finding that for
thls crop it rs impossible TO pillow OF
cultivate tho ground too often. The
Erouud Is plOwed as deeply as possible
Ia tho fall. and then again before plant
ing. but il Is usually conceded that II
one blowing Is deep the second may be
shallower.
when the land Is moist enough "a
pillow we'll in the fall it is always good
policy 10 do as much of this work as
possible. for even such crops as corn
milo and Sudan grass. which do fairly
we'll on early spring blowing, viii
stand drouth better and yield more
when planted on the replowed winter
fallow.
Il Is not good policy on the dry farm
10 pillow late In the fall and plant win
ter wheat. In such land there is sci
dom enough moisture to insure ger
mination. and the stand is often yer.
poor in consequence.
Is Il safe 20 plant winter wheat OF
corn stubbleg To do SO Is to take
chance. II the field has been plowe
deeply at the start and well cultivate
thru a season not over dry, Il is pos
sible to harvest from Is TO % bushels
but the 80 TO 40 bushei crops have a
been made off the summer tallow, Ian
which was plowed in the late sprin
or early summer. Winter whei
should be planted about three inch'
deep, so that II will not sprout aft
a shower which is too light to keep
going until Il gets established.
FAN rye for hay is about the on
crop that may be nj In on any XIII
OF stubble without blowing. but I
grain Il should receive the same tres
ment az winter wheat and is a sur
crop.
There Is not much sod as a ri
broken In the fall. for the weather
u usually too dry but occasionally a