Arizona republican., 1917-01-14
SPRING FLOWING
 HOW ID DE DONE

On account of the increasing pros- peritv that will coihe to faImers thls year. they owe II 70 themselves to make thelr land produce to its utmost. A few more bushels per acre means a bigger increase !n profits than II has TOT q great many years past, and n,ayhe for .Eany years to come.
 Getting the right start is the ali- important part in crop increases. Farmers have no means of Knowing whether the summer will be dry CT wet but we do ki2ow that there IS enough moisture in the ground at the present time, ii it is properly con served, to give the crop good sta1t-
 One of the important things for the fai mer to look out for is the spring blowing.
 There is a great deal of it to be done. Farmers carrot afford to plant crops except in the very best prepared seed bed. Last years crop of weed seeds is viriles With half chance they will do great damage. particularly the virulont weeds which are always the outcome Of season like the past
 The seeds are now on the ground well protected, and Will sprout and grow as soon as the weather begins to warm.
 The farmer who gets into his field and blows early. covering these seeds in the ground deep enodgh sO that the crop, can be planted and good growth started before the weeds can get start. will pc doing himself the most benefit in the Way of increased crops.
 In the spring of the year the ground warns from the top downward. Evaporation of the moisture from the surface tends to warm the ground Ca the top. the bottom or surface re- taining the moisture takes longer to warm.
 The farmer who goes into the field as early in the spring IS is consistent with good blowing and turns under the surface trash ard weeds at d depth sufficient to keep the under surface portion Of the ground cool until the crop has a good start will stand d much better chance Of having less weeds than the man who blows in haphazard manner.
 II the ground is free from weeds and trash 1t k lot necessary for the farmer 10 take these precautions, but the extra profits that the farmer will secure from doing this additional work m all fields will pay big dividends.
 One thing that should always be remembered in blowing ground is that the surface trash should be buried on the bottom of the furrow. IL IS a well settled fact that a com pact seed bed with little loose mulch or top is best for small grain
 When the farmer blows his ground | n the spring to bury the weed seed on the bottom of the furrow he must tane precautions to see that this ground is well competed and tha, mn nh te sows his grain. othe-W ise the chances are that he win not benefit himself as much by the blowing as he should if the weather turns off dry later in the year.
 A well compactcd seed bed with mulch on top will conserve the mcis- ture and start a vigorous crop growth.
 On account of the small acreage of ground plowed last fall, the farmer has to make up the difference with spring blowing if he expects to plant the average crop.
 On account of the increasing pros perity which must surely come to him with his next crop, he ought to plant every acre that he cau blow, and see to 1t that his land produces a maxi mum crop
 If the ground is carelessly plowed tllS spring With the idea of covering vast amount of territory. the farmer may be badly disappointed.
 On the other hand. if the blowing Is carefully done at the time it ought to be, the farmers assurance for :, good crop IS as greet IS it is within his power to make it.
 During the winter evenings farmers who do not understlnd the principles of moisture conservation. and the i'm portance of conserving the winter snows and all the spring rains that II IS possible for them to conserve can get information of this character rom their favorite farm papers or rom the Agricultural College experi- ment stations.
 This paper will be glad to answer through its columns any questions of this nature it's readers would like to ask, and we respectfully request that II Tn planning your farm worl, Tor the coming season. there is any doubt at all concerning any phase of the blowing question, N'ou write us your problems and we will endeavor to find a satisfactory answer for you