. The state of Wyoming; a book of reliable information pub. by authority of the Ninth Legislature ... d ex-pense of threshing and hauling to market. The feeding of lambs or mutton, cattle and hogs of the bacontype, will insure a profit. Hog cholera is unknown, and there isa ready sale in Wyoming for all the hogs raised. Size of Farm. One man should be able to farm at least 160 acres if providedwith proper equipment, by taking advantage of conditions as theyarise. Four-horse implements enable one man to do doublework. A man or boy with four horses and a three section harrowcan harrow thirty to
. The state of Wyoming; a book of reliable information pub. by authority of the Ninth Legislature ... d ex-pense of threshing and hauling to market. The feeding of lambs or mutton, cattle and hogs of the bacontype, will insure a profit. Hog cholera is unknown, and there isa ready sale in Wyoming for all the hogs raised. Size of Farm. One man should be able to farm at least 160 acres if providedwith proper equipment, by taking advantage of conditions as theyarise. Four-horse implements enable one man to do doublework. A man or boy with four horses and a three section harrowcan harrow thirty to thirty-five acres per day. It is possible thata small amount of extra help will be necessary at certain times. Equipment. Dry farming does not require any special or new dry farmer should have four or six horses, a three-section dragharrow, two 12- or 14-inch gang plows and a disc harrow. Mostof them are now being made with discs sixteen inches in is recommended that the discs should not be larger than four-teen inches, as the small discs seem to do the best work; and an. 1 ...K :...?? . ?::??-. ?: ? . ? ? . I f;l I ^ j$^s( 4 i- * ^< v*, B0 6 ? *€B* ---^ Bra «:< ?* ?: **-? ? ?• ? ;t ^^^H Jam. if;- | ^ J9 V ? - . -• .?-::; ? :::/1 ? IB ? AGRICULTURE 113 Acme harrow is valuable for maintaining soil mulch. One ormore good cultivators are needed. Several farmers could club together and buy a harvestingmachine, as unless the farmer has a large farm he would not needits exclusive use. The press drill is one of the essentials and may be either of theshoe or disc types. The disc drill has some advantages wherethere is much stubble or coarse manure on the ground, but on wellprepared summer fallow ground, the shoe drill with press wheelsfollowing to firmly pack the soil around the seed does the bestwork. Where there are heavy clay soils, a double press wheelshould be used. If the soil bakes, the double press wheel will leave a crack inthe
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