. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CROPS ON ALKALI LAND, HUNTLEY PROJECT, MONTANA. 15 Table XII.âApproximate cost per acre of reclaiming land on the Worden tract by the third methodâ-Continued. Year and item of cost. Cost. Total. 1911. Irrigating (once, in spring) Manuring (20 loads, at 50 cents a load) Plowing rye under Grading and bordering plats Irrigating (2 times, at 40 cents each) Cultivating and leveling (3 times, at ;.. SO. 40 .80 Total for 1911. 1312 Manuring (20 loads, at 50 cents a load) Plowing Double disking Harrow
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CROPS ON ALKALI LAND, HUNTLEY PROJECT, MONTANA. 15 Table XII.âApproximate cost per acre of reclaiming land on the Worden tract by the third methodâ-Continued. Year and item of cost. Cost. Total. 1911. Irrigating (once, in spring) Manuring (20 loads, at 50 cents a load) Plowing rye under Grading and bordering plats Irrigating (2 times, at 40 cents each) Cultivating and leveling (3 times, at ;.. SO. 40 .80 Total for 1911. 1312 Manuring (20 loads, at 50 cents a load) Plowing Double disking Harrowing Leveling Irrigating (6 times, at 40 cents) Cultivating and leveling (6 times, at $). .25 .75 Total for Total for 3 years. COMPARISON OF THE THREE METHODS. Effect on salt content.â-In comparing the efficiency of the different methods of reclaiming this land, the effect on the amount of total â 6 6-/2 Z2-24- 24-36. -40 Fig. 7.âDiagram showing the average total salt content of the soil at six depths in 1913 on plats which had received treatment according to the first, second, and third methods, respectively, and of adjacent virgin soil. salts contained in the surface 4 feet of soil will be considered first, Table XIII gives the average salt content to a depth of 4 feet in 1913, and figure 7 shows graphically the same results. These samples were taken on May 2, June 5, July 16, September 3, and October 23, 4-foot borings being made on each Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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