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Saturday Uarcb 10, HOT :TO: GET; RICH LANDS .- --f - .c v...'- . - - - - -- . -. ---..- .-. - , - . - " ' .- . , - , VUL-liwong l-crnca from the Four Preceding Articles right' lund 'must all be used-H our -very open, porous subsoil It can be rolling lands arc to be saved. A few , in part prevented by. applying nitro there are -who hold that cover crops enous fertilizers only when the crop and leep plowing are sufficient and . is -ready to use them; and by growing . that terraces arc , unnecessary; .but cover -crops both winter and summer. successful farmers who have had ex- . :r ' - - , periencc -on hc rolling lands f,ihe- . ; nrgt for H&tcHs ; . N THE Jouprccea this scnesc .uull, JU .turc. wun a .neavy ; eise they may do, unless their rollinV 'wagn aot lcss than two ounces i,rlv with-theprtifblem of drainage annualrainfall and much of tcomine 'ni ..i.:.. . y:.Ss..iiM ma thin wn nn, (nnrth , - v.-" - . t v -uiiiMicu Miius arc iciraucu nir-v win t and its relation to . . soihiff qrrctmiy, iiTnaorrential downpours, coupled with wash seriously. ; . -omices -each. dealing wWWKnweuuuw , uicgruerar growing ot clean culture -There is only one kind of terrace to - selected for incubation should nave ciean,, smootn, strong shells which . are free from ridges, cracks, I water to .crop v 3 4 -"range : max onjaur ,Use, and that is a. broad embankment, draining wetnaWTwe:losey; Tollrng ;Ws -very: serious; washing 16 to 20 ieet wide and 18 to .24 inches our soils wamnsiiacmii imias x,iten occurrea. Z-hlgh, with '-the' side" slopes 'so gentle transparent spots or lime deposits. how to make terras tolcctour xl- -To 3top this, washing is the, very that the terrace does not hmder ouUi-r Where all of: the eggs considered ing cultivated "Sands 'rcm 'washing -first step In maintaining and increas- vation or the passage of any kind of : :Of; the same variety,- there h: a away. Here 1 let: us glance backward ing soil fertility, and, in turn; on soil improved farm machinery. . Terraces 1 hitfe correlation between the size for a momentand impress sne some fertility we must 1asV all our efforts of this kind, unlike the old-fashioned he egg incubated, the size of the of the more important points ironght .?for a sound and prosperous agricul- narrow kind, enable us to use every chick 'when hatched and the size of -out r-r4-5 z ' " i " -tureltisJwellJoJmyJertiUzers-and-foot-oM Vital Taetor In Crop Pro- use tnem' weu to grow summer and are laid off on and parallel to the ter-: : Eggs selected for hatching should dnction ' - ' W"UC1 icguiucb; uui so long as we no Tace. in tact, usually the best , corn De ot ; a ..true - type. Jixceptionally uiese inings-iana contmue to let our and xotton in the field are found" long ej?gs and very short, rounded Water a TN THE itfst pla, --wt Allaire -seen: ids -wash-away, we will at best ie growing on the terrace wnbantments. eggs are equally objectionable. Mal 1 how water is ,a .iUl .iiecessy if only .marking time. It will Te trying teaching is different from washing ' formed eggs should never be incu plants are to irvr aTtd row. .Of the u -fill a narrel at the bung with the in that the - soil water . percolating bated. These eggs are -usually difH total weight 01 rowin crops, a vry head knocked out. through ,the, soil .and subsoil carries cult to hatch. - White eggs and brown large percentage $ water, whichiak- w Cover crops iwinter and: summer, with it plant food elments. Leaching ggs should i not be incubated -. to- en up from the son ,pyi:.e tiny, rooib, aeeper. plowing and terraces ot the is of course worst On lands having;a X gether.-phio Agriculture College carries with it 100a xo.Tiu,pari1?;oi: ic. plant. Withoutlhis jvatermthe soil, ana m . sw .w,. form ' and tjuanrity, , plant's rsoon' starve, since , thy. are totally - Tin able to take .their c food'. except in a liquid form,- Th"ey are Tsoup eaters," they must 1 have their food served in liquid," hot solid form. r-; Now soil water may. occur in two forms, namely, as" free water and -as capillary or film water;1 By free 'wa ter we mean the water that will rise in a hole -dug, in very 'wet Aground. Water in thisTformocturring near the surface for -tny considerable period during the crop 'growing reason , is harmful to the plants and. -may, dwarf or - entirely present their growth", since it excludes 7from the plant rpqts the air that is necessary.- Thus ina water-logged soil, , however yich it may be in plant food elements, crops are actually suffocated" .and 'dierf or want of air.'-'-'CapUlary:jxro!Stare;-.-oa the other hand, is the moisture held as a thin film wound -the., tiny soil particles, and it is inrthis iform that water is taken upVand'-used by -plants. How Drainaxei Help DECAUSE of OTr relatively lieayy rainfall, . we liave"r in; the Sooth , many acres- needing, drainage before : they will produce""profitable crops. In addition, there are many thousands of acres which, while producing fair crops, could be made much more pro ductive by adequate drainage, r In draining farm lands, the object is. to remove the free water In the soil of at least lower, its level to a point where it will not interfere with' the development of-the root system ' of the crop grown; Tile' drainage, be cause of -its .permanence iand-the if act that no land is wasted, --is -the?,best kind of drainage to use, though the initial cost as generally higher than for any other rsystem. -Any .farmer contemplating - putting in tile -drains should get in touch V wifli 5 his - state experiment jgtatibp and the United States Department of Agriculture and ask for full information and assis tance. ' ' ' -t-r:'.,..-V:''rv;.', Open ditchesV while not nearly : so satisfactory: as tile, will help -greatly in rendering pr&ductrve tnuch'of our Jt presentrwaste lahdsV iIn- tllgging these the aim should be to vxt a broad, shallow V-shaped , ditch,, rather, than 1 in aitaigni siacs ana me Danics higher than the 4and surrounding, f he V-shaped Tilitch .has" .the. advan tage of allowing of the-utilization of all the lanfl lfnrn5eV.rfO '-nn tioVKrtf frtr harmful weeds,, bushes and insects, dna also allows the passage onmple ments and machmery.: W ' - Wathlnffand Leaching ABASHING means the actual carry ing away of theoil particles' py water, along with any.plant food ele ents they contain. Unquestionably in soil washing or erosion , wfc .have ' 1 -TH70?r ook Free 1S6 page Wagons; Manure Spreader; . reference Inside Cup and Portable Grain book tells all about a com- Elevators; Corn Shallerr Hav leteJine of farm implements .Loaders; Stackers; Rakes; -md how-to adjust and use Mowers and Side ' Delivery many of them. A practical Rakes; Hay Presses; Kaffir -, encyclopedia of farm imple- Headers; Grain Drills; Need ments. " Worta dollars. , ers; Grain and Corn Binders. Describes and illustrates . ,. Plo.f?r TractOTs; Walking This book will be sent free to and Riding Plows; Due Plows; , rryne statiagwkat imo- ; ' Cukivators; Spring Tooth and menu he is interested in ex4 Spike Tooth Harrows; Disc asklnf for Package No.X 2. Harrows; Alfalfa nd Beet Tools; Farm and Mountain JOHN DEERE. , MOUNE. ILL ..-W! - Pk eisM sswissv easMMeM . John Deere Plows" For. seventynine years the John Deere organization has spec ialized in making high grade plows, John T)eere Plows are noted rZJltP?.ipw 131(5 world over for their high SaSy? quaUty: material, workmanship for farmer who ro and their ability to do the best me their crop, or kindofwork. fTming0 dh7. The policy of turning out the tame sod as wall as best has paid the John Teere stubble or old ground nnmnamr. "Th ToTin Dpere fac- Jdbciard has 'a twy makes .more steer plows long, slow turn which than any other -organization in fulyerizes the soU to the WOrld. ; ' " UinBsS!nioe. not The name "John Deere" on a break Up the furrow plow 13 8X1 assurance Of highest slice lut laps the fur- QUauty material and satisfactory rewufficientlyto 7 . nmMn.atnlBVo1it. burygreen vegetation m.s. wiv wi. in loose soil, pre vent ing further growth and hastening decay John Deere Plows .. i are made in styles to I meat all conditions, irsifc"' f no matter what they r Look for the name - m t : yoahuy John Deere Combined Cotton and Corn Planters John Deere Cotton and Corn Planters are J-C CMxCy WsWy.fUccessful. They . asays-" have been thoroughly . Cottonseed cannot tested out throueh vears of satis- chokeupintkhop- factory field use. A cotton picker perr-a cotton picker ..'.. . . . - wheel prevenU it. wucct micuus UUWUB"J" John Deere ' OB torn of the hopper. This wheel UQVE SELECTION, revolves in one direction and the PLATE for corn an epaxaung xne seca wnomuwuf acciiratedrop. aging it. Change in quantity is, - Positive sear drive marl rv riirnintr ft thumb nut with dirt-proof gear on the hopper ciltmi a Hoopers are beaded. " Seed- shovel with reversible plates fit perfectly. All the seed WW,!1 Anatta fllfj-VAaV ? A.-. A i Dmi4 ?5f 'rAJl tlates or a special hopper can be ing it up on the race jurmsnca ior pianuns mcucu ax t nxLuiA a unsheUed peanuts. OSI HVSMIIU WW ers the seed. Adjustable press . i wheel can be fur nished. No lever ueed on this press wheel. . ' ' Depth of planting . can be regulated wfth the foot while planter Is In motion tr John Deere Model "B" Disc Harrow , . Using a disc harrow-; before plowing pulver izes surface lumps; . works trash into the. seedbed and prevents -l"m " V- ti( scaoe of moisture. Then , vJSSSSJSSibm the furrow slice js turned, its entire width. - the trash decays rapidly ana no Patented pjng j e 8paces are left between SKnWS bottom of furrow and thel turned can be given light or furrow slice. Water in the sub heavy pressure to fl make its way into, the 3rB4'-e - plant, can without burying the penetrate to deeper soils. , ; banrew. , DiscuiiS after plowing removes W.S ttrSSS. elU the ed. to crowd to one side bed compact, but not hard. j Tne . is easily overcome by j:... . break Up ' lumps of SOih ' . arlvlnw them the DfOD y199 V,M -.r.. ' , ... . m.. . - - -v er relative angie. U "K - 1 1 i . ii neKibleonly that. part of the Model " . Lnm nassinsr overl an obstruction is lift ed out of the ground RmT section can be, furnished to make ev double action harrow N JohnDeero Syracuse Plows Syracuse 'Plows have n enviable field record among farmers in chilled or . com ; bination plow territory . .. : ., Here is a feature that is. appreciated by the z man who buys a Syracuse Plow: Extras ordered will be da- . TheSyracuse"Slat, PHcates of the original parts. ; ThiSi'JStJ&Sl Bolt holes will be in the right sticky soil where the place. Every part will fit. In common moldboard fac an necessary parts that go - plow fails. into a Syracuse Plow could, be . The full chilled ordered as repairs and when re ; moldboard is cast in reived built into a complete oinUceaiuJ! plow. " Extra parts are exact du AaUng. Thu lessens plicates o trouble results. V'i&ZthJic& Remember. Syracuse quality wofinr furrow, is Uniform.' wnlch sups aiong easier than over a soU . Id surface. Possesses ' sum advantage that narrow sleigh run- ; oer has over wide one , . Thealat bottom aleo U suiuble for or . dinary plowing. s John Deert Syromf Slat . Moldboard Ploto John DEEREi Moline,, Illinois !: v..:.. - - ' ': : ' ' - - ' r- .- r . . ....... .. x
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