. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. er orrye in the corn yearly to keep up thefertility. On the remainder of thefarm run the following three yearrotation: Sow oats in the earlyspring. Follow by rye sown inAugust, follow this by soybeans thefollowing spring. In September orOctober sow rye again after the soy-beans. Late the next spring soweither soybeans or cowpeas and begin over again with oats the succeed-ing spring. In sections wherealfalfa thrives the pigs may be pas-tured on this crop in summer andfed a little corn or barley. Such asystem takes nothing
. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. er orrye in the corn yearly to keep up thefertility. On the remainder of thefarm run the following three yearrotation: Sow oats in the earlyspring. Follow by rye sown inAugust, follow this by soybeans thefollowing spring. In September orOctober sow rye again after the soy-beans. Late the next spring soweither soybeans or cowpeas and begin over again with oats the succeed-ing spring. In sections wherealfalfa thrives the pigs may be pas-tured on this crop in summer andfed a little corn or barley. Such asystem takes nothing from the land,but care must be taken not to puddlethe soil by pasturing in wet should be a field of good sodin reserve for such periods. To sum up. we may build up andmaintan the fertility of the soil byfeedine a large part of the crops andreturning the manure to the this cannot lie done, plow undercrops grown for the purpose. Plowdeep. Grow leguminous Soil Oxygen. Air in the soil is essential to plant HARVEST THE HOLT WAY. Holt Harvesters are grain-savers and money-savers—-machines built to stand the rackand strain of working on rough, soft and hilly ground. They cleanperfectly—Holt Harvester owners arent docked for smutty are safest smut explosions cant occur in a combined harvester. The Caterpillar [self-propelled] Harvester This newest model requires no horses—only 4 or 5 men. Works ontbe steepest hills, harvests 25 to 40 acres per day. Our entire 1915allotment was sold out in the section where the first Caterpillar Har-vester was placed the year before. Investigate this money-saver now. Holt Side-Hill Models Special harvester motor in 18,30and 43 sizes. Can be sup-plied on all Holt Harvesters, ormounted on your old gas harvester gets all thedo-run grain, and cuts the num-ber of horses 30 to JO per cent. Baby SpecialOregon SpecialHolt JuniorCaterpillar(self-propelled) 12 to 16 ft. cut18 to 24 ft
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