. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. Devoted to Agriculture ir\. e Rocky Mountain Regiorv COMBINED WITH THE DESERET F ARMER AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FARMING. ONE DOLLARA YEAR. VOLUME XII. LEHI, UTAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916 No. 24 capable of drawing all the imple-ments mentioned. However, it maybetter meet the ends of economy ifthe farmer would invest in the fifthhorse and have three out of the five ing) and harrowing 100 acres fallow,(25 days at rate of 4 acres per day). July 1 to July 5 Harrowing 60 acresfallow (3 days at rate of 20 a
. The Utah Farmer : Devoted to Agriculture in the Rocky Mountain Region. Devoted to Agriculture ir\. e Rocky Mountain Regiorv COMBINED WITH THE DESERET F ARMER AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FARMING. ONE DOLLARA YEAR. VOLUME XII. LEHI, UTAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916 No. 24 capable of drawing all the imple-ments mentioned. However, it maybetter meet the ends of economy ifthe farmer would invest in the fifthhorse and have three out of the five ing) and harrowing 100 acres fallow,(25 days at rate of 4 acres per day). July 1 to July 5 Harrowing 60 acresfallow (3 days at rate of 20 acres day). July 5 to July 15, Reeruting forces, re-pairing, and preparing for harvest). July 15 to August 15, Heading 400 acres. Organization and Planning For Operating a Dry-Farm By J. W. Paxman, Extension Specialist in Dry-farming For tne utah Agricultural College. harrow, as it is rigid, heavy, ctrong,and literally combs the surface anddoes not rock over the ground asmost of the light or harrows do. Iwill be glad to furnish description ofthis harrow to any who may be in-terested. It is, without question, themost efficient and economical harrowfor our dry-farms, in smoothing thesurface and giving a genuine cultiv-ation that counts. If weeds can be successfully eradi-cated by any cultivator, it can be ac-complished with the home-made pro-vided in this equipment. If this willnot overcome the weeds and volunteer,then we would better make up ourminds at once to give the ground alight plowing, as that will be themost effectual and economical way tohandle the situation. The weed ques-tion is becoming a very menacing oneand many farmers are induced to tryfirst one implement and then an-other only to find that they h
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