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DRY FARMING IN A NUTSHELL

Locate the dry-farm in a section with an annual precipitation of more than ten inches and, if possible, with small wind movement. One man with four horses and plenty of machinery cannot handle more than from 160 to 200 acres. Farm fewer acres and farm them better. Select a clay loam soil. Other soils may be equally productive, but are cultivated properly with somewhat more difficulty. Make sure, with the help of the soil auger, that the soil is of uniform structure to a depth of at least eight feet. If streaks of loose gravel or layers of hardpan are near. | DRY FARMING IN A NUTSHELL Locate the dry-farm in a section with an annual precipitation of more than ten inches and if possible with small wind movement. One man with four horses and plenty of machinery cannot handle more than from 160 to 200 acres. Farm fewer acres and farm them better. Select a clay loam soil. Other soils may be equally productive but are cultivated properly with somewhat more difficulty. Make sure with the help of the soil auger that the soil is of uniform structure to a depth of at least eight feet. If streaks of loose gravel or layers of hardpan are near the surface water may be lost to the plant roots. After the land has been cleared and broken let it lie fallow with clean cultivation for one year. The increase in the first and later crops will pay for the waiting. Always plow the land early in the fall unless abundant experience shows that fall plowing is an unwise practice in the locality. Always plow deeply unless the subsoil is infertile in which case plow a little deeper each year until eight or ten inches are reached Plow at least once for each crop. Spring plowing if practiced should be done as early as possible in the season. Follow the plow whether in the fall or spring with the disk and that with the smoothing harrow if crops are to be sown soon afterward. If the land plowed in the fall is to lie fallow for the winter leave it in the rough condition except in localities where there is little or no snow and the winter temperature is high. Always disk the land in early spring to prevent evaporation. Follow the disk with the harrow. Harrow or in some other way stir the surface of the soil after every rain. If crops are on the land harrow as long as the plants will stand it. If hoed crops like corn or potatoes are grown use the cultivator throughout the season. A deep mulch or dry soil should cover the land as far as possible throughout the summer. Immediately after harvest disk the soil thoroughly. Destroy weeds as soon as they show .