. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . J. C. Childs in His Field of Beans in El Paso County, Colorado. tributed better. Run a ditch from the pipe com- ing out of the reservoir to the furrow and turn enough water out of the reservoir to make a stream as large as the ditch. A little experience will teach you how long to run the water in each furrow. After one row has had water enough, turn the stream into the ditch along the next row. Water should not come in direct contact with the plants. If the soil is well soaked, the mois- ture will gradually find its way to the roots. In hot summer days,
. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . J. C. Childs in His Field of Beans in El Paso County, Colorado. tributed better. Run a ditch from the pipe com- ing out of the reservoir to the furrow and turn enough water out of the reservoir to make a stream as large as the ditch. A little experience will teach you how long to run the water in each furrow. After one row has had water enough, turn the stream into the ditch along the next row. Water should not come in direct contact with the plants. If the soil is well soaked, the mois- ture will gradually find its way to the roots. In hot summer days, water will go nearly twice as far if applied after sundown. The next morning after the garden has been irrigated, it should be thoroughly cultivated to fill up the ditch and make an earth mulch to re- tain the moisture. Usually, if sufficient water has been used and the soil has been handled right after irrigating, the crops will not need water oftener than once in ten days or two weeks. A little water and much cultivation se- cures the best results. THE GARDEN. Mr. A. R. Pierce, seedman, Pueblo, has lived for thirty-two years in Colorado and has paid especial attention to the garden crops and the varieties that are best adapted to dry land dis- tricts. His advice has enabled many dry land farmers every year to secure productive gar- dens. His recommendations follow: "On one side of the garden set a row of early Richmond cherry trees, using two-year-old trees and setting them fifteen feet apart in the row. Between the cherry trees, starting three feet from the tree, set year old rhubarb roots. Set the roots in soil that has been well mixed with rotten manure. Set them three feet apart. Two dozen rhubarb plants will be sufficient for a large family. "Set a row of wild goose plum trees fifteen feet from the row of cherry trees. The plum trees should be set ten feet apart, using two-year-old trees. , "Next set one row of Bederwood strawberries, the length of the ga
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