ALFALFA ON DRY LAND
Three Conditions Under Which
Farmers May Try Crop.
First , V/here Sufficient Moisture Can
Be Secured , in Locations Where
Pumping Plant Is Handy and
on Deep Soil.
( By PIIILO K. BLJNN. Alfalfa Special
ist. Colorado Agricultural College. )
Alfalfa under dry farming condi
tions can not be expected to grow
with the same measure of success
that it does under irrigation , nor
should the drjv farmer expect success
when alfalfa is sown in the same man
ner that is usually sown under irri
gation ; a different system of cultiva
tion must be employed.
Alfalfa is a very drought enduring
plant when It is once well estab
lished , if its roots can reach some
deep sub-soil moisture , but it is a mis
taken idea that the roots of alfalfa will
penetrate through dry soil to reach
moisture ; it Is Impossible. It is es
sential at the very start , in seeding
alfalfa , that there should be moisture
In the sub-soil. It Is useless to at
tempt to seed alfalfa on dry land , that
has not been previously deeply plowed
for several years , so that moisture has
penetrated to considerable depth. If
on < > contemplates seeding alfalfa , the
best plan Is to summer till the pre
vious season with clean cultivation.
There are at least three conditions
under which farmers could be advised
to try alfalfa in the dry farming dis
tricts.
l. Along creek beds or water
courses , where wjiter or moisture from
the underflow -would supply the plants
sufitelentlj to produce a fair crop.
. 2. In locations that might be wa
tered with a pumping plant , or where
the run-off from storms could be di
verted onto fields , which were ade
quately ditched and furrowed to re
ceive the water that might be avail
able after heavy storms from land ly
ing above. There are doubtless many
such spots through the dry farming
sections that could be well devoted to
alfalfa.
3. On deep soil that has good mois
ture retention , and that has been
deeply tilled to establish sub-soil
moisture , alfalfa could be sown with
a view to producing seed by seeding
In wide rows , 36 to 40 inches apart ,
and sown very thinly in the rows.
This has been a success in an experi
mental way at several points in the
United States , and when the condi
tions are understood , there Is doubt
less a great field for some men situat
ed to engage in alfalfa seed growing.
Under all dry farming conditions it
is advisable to sow alfalfa in rows
for intertillage , to conserve the mois
ture and to control the weeds , the
width of the rows depending some
what upon the probable moisture sup
ply. Under conditions almost equal
to irrigation , rows 18 to 20 inches
apart have been successful , but on dry
land which receives only the actual
precipitation of 12 to 15 inches , rows
40 Inches apart are necessary , the
stand of plants in the rows must be
very thin , for the overpasturing of the
limited moisture supply will be just
as disastrous as overcrowding a lim
ited water supply with a great herd of
cattle.
Cultivation is absolutely essential to
all dry farming crops , and especially
alfalfa , to hold the moisture and to
keep clean of weeds. A thin stand of
alfalfa if neglected wil become a use
less weed patch.
There are several difficulties to be
met in growing alfalfa in rows. First ,
securing a stand of plants , and fight
ing weeds , which can only be met by
thorough preparation of the soil and
good careful cultivation. Second , blow
ing and washing of the cultivated soil
between the rows by wind and rains.
Selecting the fields not subject to
these troubles is a wise precaution ,
nnd it is advisable to sow the rows in
the opposite way to the direction of
the prevailing winds , but in the same
direction that the water will run b'est.
This is sometimes Impossible to do ,
then one has to cater to tne most prob
able danger.
GOOD BREEDING BIRDS HIGH
Eggs From Fowls May Be Secured at
Quite Reasonable Figures at
Season When Most Needed.
Good hreeding birds in the spring
of the year are scarce and hard to
get. Such as have been kept through
the winter being held at a high price
and frequently can not be bought at
all. It is certain that birds which
have been selected and mated up for
the use of the owner will not be read
ily disposed of at such prices as
would make them a profitable invest
ment for the buyer. Though eggs
from these birds may be bought at
quite reasonable figures , and the buy
er will thus be enabled to secure the
best of stock at a season when most
needed and at prices which will per
mit of their profitable use.
Alfalfa Leaves Rich.
Alfalfa .leaves are richer In body
and egg-making material than oil
meal. Alfalfa Is palatable ; it keeps
the bowels In just the right condi
tion for promoting good digestion and
health. It is rich in both protein and
mineral matter , the two essential ma
terials for growth and for eggs.
Dry Farm Idea.
The dry farming idea Is built on
vinoisture conservation , and it is
ADVANTAGE OF DEEP TILLAGE
Drouth of 1911 Stirred Up Interest
Among Farmers on Problem of
Moisture Conservation.
The great drouth of 1911 caused a
crop shrinkage of hundreds of mil
lions of bushels. But it wrought a
benefit that cannot be calculated. It
stirred up an interest in deep tilling ,
and the conservation of moisture that
will spread until every farmer knows
how to protect his crops against the
dryest. season. You hear deep tillage
discussed at the farming 'congresses ,
says the Farm , Stock and Home. You
read about it in every leading farm
paperIt is the talk at the institutes
and granges. It will not be many years
nutil we are getting out of our poor
soil all that it is capable of producing
and that , too , without "soil mining"
or "soil robbing. '
The introduction of deep tillage
tools Is another reason for the wide
spread determination to go deeper
into the soil , at this time. Heretofore
it has been exceedingly difficult for
the farmer to till as deeply as recom
mended with the ordinary plows at his
command. But such tools have proved
that they not only till soil deeply but
that they make a pulverized seed bed
all in one operation. The seed bed
prepared by such tools is thus an am
ple reservoir to hold the early spring
rains. It will absorb three times as
much moisture as a shallow tilled
field. The farther down the moisture
goes the less the evaporation. The
farther down the soil is pulverized the
roots will go , thus getting all the
drink they need even when no rain
falls. We have plenty of moisture
now. Heavy rains everywhere. We
will have oceans of water all winter
and next spring. It may make thought
less people tired to think about water
now but the long-headed farmer
knows that he will need water just as
much next July and August as he did
in 1911 and he will prepare to
save it.
PLAN FOR SAVING RAINFALL
Plow the Field as Soon as Crop Has
Been Harvested and Follow This
Up With Drag.
Moisture conservation is not a sure
cure for crop failure. Every farmer ,
though , knows what three or four
inches of additional rain during a dry
season will do , and when it is realized
that it is possible and feasible to con
serve moisture to that extent it begins
to look as though the saving of mois
ture from one year to another would
help some In case of short rainfall.
Three or four inches of rain carried
over from one season to the next
means three or four hundred tons ol
water an acre in the subsoil watei
enough to carry a growing crop
through any ordinary dry weather. It
is possible to carry even morethan ,
this from one year to another , says
A. H. Leidigh , assistant professor ol
crops at the Kansas agricultural col
lege. How can the rainfall be saved V
Plow the field as soon as the crop has
been harvested. If it is spring or sum
mer , follow the plow with a drag.
The rains will soak into the soil in
stead of running off the surface or
evaporating. Fall plowing should not
be dragged , as there is danger of the
soil either packing or becoming dry
and blowing. The extra expense of
following such a plan ought not to
cost more than a dollar an acre at
most , ittany places it could be done
at a much smaller cost. It pays big
interest on the Investment even at the
higher figure.
These bright days make work in the
poultry yard a real pleasure.
Plucking of the fowls begins imme
diately after killing and should be
rapidly done.
The success of turkey raising de
pends upon the kind of care given for
the first five or six weeks.
Geese fattened wholly on pasture or
with the addition of a little corn make
a tender , juicy article of flesh not to
be equaled.
Chickens will not scratch when
they are overfed nor when there is no
feed in the litter. The idea is to keep
them , scratching.
The successful feeding of poultry
depends largely on the ability of the
feeder to notice the condition of the
chickens on feed.
The material from which eggshells
are made is carbonate of lime , and
there are many forms in which this
may be furnished. '
Vigor and health are necessary if
a hen is to lay right , and the only
way these can be gained is through
proper care and feed.
Hens that are not laying these days
can be coaxed sometimes by feeding
them a small amount of cut bone or
fresh meat in some form.
A shed of poles covered with straw
and open to the south will winter the
geese nicely if provided with clean ,
fresh bedding from time to time.
A small flock of healthy hens , given
the best of care and attention , will
give a yearly profit of $1 per hen
ifter paying for the food consumed.
There are. several signs that indi
cate /feood health a bright red comb ,
activity , readiness for food , and a
jlossy and smooth appeai-njce of the
leathers.
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Story3THE Then Your Kidneys May Be Weak and in
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