. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . Potatoes—A Good Dry Land Crop. THE LISTER. The lister is one of the best implements for keeping the soil rough so that it will not blow, and for putting the ground in condition for accu- mulating and holding the moisture. As soon as a grain or forage crop is removed from the land in summer or any crop in the fall, the field should be disked immediately. Then as soon as prac- ticable the land should be listed deeply. The listed rows should not be more than three and one-half feet between centers. Three heavy horses with a single lister can cover eight ac
. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . Potatoes—A Good Dry Land Crop. THE LISTER. The lister is one of the best implements for keeping the soil rough so that it will not blow, and for putting the ground in condition for accu- mulating and holding the moisture. As soon as a grain or forage crop is removed from the land in summer or any crop in the fall, the field should be disked immediately. Then as soon as prac- ticable the land should be listed deeply. The listed rows should not be more than three and one-half feet between centers. Three heavy horses with a single lister can cover eight acres a day. The deeper the lister is run, the better. When run deeply it throws the land into sharp ridges, and this stops the movement of the soil by the winds. The loose dirt that is thrown by the lister on the ridges acts as an efficient mulch to hold the moisture. The land should be listed early in the fall and kept ridged as listed through the winter. The snow will accumulate in the furrows and as it melts will sink deeply in the ground and be held there. With the average amount of snow, prac- tically all the moisture in it will be held in the listed furrows. Where the surface is level, the greater proportion of the snow is blown off of the cultivated land. Deep furrows hold the water
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