Harrow on Dry Farms for Effective Tillage
A Utah agricultural note describes two homemade dry farming implements. The first is a 10 by 6 foot rectangle device creating mulch at three inches depth. The improved version uses a 6 by 4 foot frame of channel steel with 14 median knives and additional plank knives arranged to eliminate missed areas and fully till and weed. It crushes clods, loosens soil, and layers, while allowing two teams to pull side by side for wide fields.
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J. ©. Hogenson
Utah Experiment Station
Hogenson
Olme
Water requirements for crops in arid regions
Study by D W Frear of Colorado Agricultural College shows water needs vary 400 to 1000 pounds per pound of dry matter, averaging about 760 in arid zones. With straw, grain, and dry matter percentages, one bushel of wheat may require about 1000 pounds of water, equating to roughly 4.0 tons. Rainfall efficiency estimates suggest 2/5 of rainfall available to crops. 1 inch per acre equals about 113 tons, with detailed yields tied to rainfall amounts.
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D. W. Frear
Colorado ‘Agricultural College
Farm Advice On Seed, Stock, And Labor Efficiency
The article argues seeds must be clean and viable, weeds cut back, and soils prepared for cultivation. It emphasizes proper stock care, efficient labor use, dry storage for seed, and the benefit of well bred animals. It also instructs treating smut with formalin from the state experiment station.
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Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Station
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