New Mexico state record., 1919-08-29

rowinu and PIow Out the corne,
Vrepared py the United states Depart
e"' VI Asi''u''ure'
soou seeu pea Ior wheat can not
oe 'huue unless the work Is begun
carry anu sood seed pea Is the most
'"p"i ian. 'iiihs III sro"ihs "heat'
many Things are necessary In prepar-
lns sooo seed Ded' put the nrst es-
sell'a' is 'i'ne. II can not De done In
ua! nor yet IN a week. Ihere must
oe inahy uays Oh settiihg. Ihere must
ue 'o"e sooo' pachihs rams Anu
.nei. ous,' u pe frequent CULTIVATION
.'0 soh.
ihose 'nihss are necessary because
soou seeu peu ior "heat must De hrm
anu II mus. pe moist Inc upper
en.' VI SUI must pe ineiio" anu hheiy
u''uou' anu 'he poruich pehea'h must
"0 "ei' eoihpacteu'
Flowing May Vary.
Essentials to successful wheat grow
ing vary widely In different sections
of the country, but the United States
department of agriculture regards
these things as basic essentials any
where that wheat is grown in the
United States. The wheat experts of
the department may recommend one
type of blowing for one section and
other kinds of blowing for other
sections, and even no blowing
at all under some conditions, but
finely pulverized top soil well packed
down and forming a perfect union
with the subsOil is urged for every
section.
Early blowing and thorough tillage of
the plowed soil results I'm retaining the
water that is in the soil and catching
and storing the water that falls after
ou','V"tion Is pesuh' a hr'ii seed ped
un'ei thiS ih"icn enao'es ,he young
""ea' pants " nuke use oi ihe supsoii
Writer'S, Sulneieht moisture IS mus as.
suieu ior 'he ser'niia'ioh Oh the SEED
anu ior lhe curry iaii CROWN of the
niuch iiiore ihhportaht
'h'hs' 'ie eAper's say ,hah ihuhy wheat
s'""eiS eohsi"eI IL. ~ uoes ho' "pp'y' |
nS soine ihight thihk' just 10 the SEMI
a'.u % i.sions.
tne importance Oh this thihg were
seneraiiy recosh'zeu throughout the So
caheu huhiu areas' says one OF the
wheat experts Oh the department OF
'sficui,ure' uhere wouiu De less ire
4ueht losses from drought ana better
Wheat crops would result. In thls area
lhe mistake is oiten maze OF thinking
liiat there VIII Always De enough mois-
lure present Tor maximum crop OF
"heat. Inc result is that poor crops
IRE ofteh harvested where iittle more
ittehtoh 10 moisture preservation
"ouid nave assured good crops.
Harrow Close After PIow.
If wheat is to be grown on stubble
and, the ground should be plowed at
east 7 inches deep Immediately after
the crop of grain. The har.
'ow should closely follow the plow.
10Th operations being done the same
lay and as close together as possible.
After that. cultivation should be given
IS often as necessary-which usually
neans as often as possible-until the
wheat is sown. The cultivation NAV be
With harrow or disk or drag or roller.
I accomplisbes several desirable
hings. 1t kills the weeds. II settles
he subsoil and makes II firm. II main-
aims n soil mulch above. And none of
hese things can be done IL the ground
: NOT Moved carly.
Now. "early blowing" is an indefinite
erm. II may mean one thing TO one
armer and an entirely different thing
D another farmer. But II is a thing
Or which exact dates can hardly he
ct. July blowing is certainly early
lowing for winter wheat The first Q
alf of August is early plowinp Later I