. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. Two well known brands of UnderwearMade by theOGDEN-UTAH KNITTING , Utah. Get at your local dealerIf not write us for catalog. MAIL USYOUR FILMS WE PAY POSTAGE We Develop Any SizeRail /OrWe Develop Any Size Film Pack 20$\teMake An 8*10Enlargement 25*Larger Sizes At EquallyAtlractivePnces Schramm-Jnhnsnn ^ KODAK-KRAFT SALT LAKE CITY y. 10 (578) THE UTAH FARMER SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916 THE CONQUEST OF ALKALI (Continued from page 3)of the most injurious, may be changedto the less uarmful Glaubers salt ifgypsum, or land
. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. Two well known brands of UnderwearMade by theOGDEN-UTAH KNITTING , Utah. Get at your local dealerIf not write us for catalog. MAIL USYOUR FILMS WE PAY POSTAGE We Develop Any SizeRail /OrWe Develop Any Size Film Pack 20$\teMake An 8*10Enlargement 25*Larger Sizes At EquallyAtlractivePnces Schramm-Jnhnsnn ^ KODAK-KRAFT SALT LAKE CITY y. 10 (578) THE UTAH FARMER SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916 THE CONQUEST OF ALKALI (Continued from page 3)of the most injurious, may be changedto the less uarmful Glaubers salt ifgypsum, or land plaster, is added tothe soil. Thus the treatment withgypsum not only rids the soil of oneof the most harmful substances butit causes another which is beneficialto be formed. Black alkali interferes greatly withthe movement of water through thesoil, often injuring it so that monthsare required for water to soak buta few feet through the soil. Wherethis condition exists, neutralizing theblack alkali becomes almost neces-sary before the later stages of re-clamation, especially by drainage, canbe accomplished. Growing Resistant CropsIt would be folly to attempt toraise crops sensitive to alkali saltsin regions where these salts occur inlarge quantities, especially since anumber of fairly resistant crops areavailable. In tropical and semitropicalclimates the date palm has beenfound to thrive in quantities of
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