. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Fig. 200. Wheat growing on plot No. 0, which had had a heavy crop of ryeplowed under, and deeply plowed and summer fallowed after each with Fig. 199, and results noted in table in 11449. ly, but not always, so decidedly in favor of early prepara-tion. Indeed, sometimes there is no gain whatever, butseldom if ever, any decreased yields result from earlydeep plowing. 448. Listing in Arid Sections is sometimes preferredto flat breaking, especially if the fields are level and donot wash. Prof. TenEyck repor
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Fig. 200. Wheat growing on plot No. 0, which had had a heavy crop of ryeplowed under, and deeply plowed and summer fallowed after each with Fig. 199, and results noted in table in 11449. ly, but not always, so decidedly in favor of early prepara-tion. Indeed, sometimes there is no gain whatever, butseldom if ever, any decreased yields result from earlydeep plowing. 448. Listing in Arid Sections is sometimes preferredto flat breaking, especially if the fields are level and donot wash. Prof. TenEyck reports the following resultswith wheat at the Ft. Hays Kansas Experiment Station: Yield of Wheat on Flat Broke, Listed, and Fallowed Land Soil Preparation Yield per Acre in Bushela Late fall plowed Early fall plowed Early fall listed Summer fallowed (2 plots alternated)Summer fallowed, each plot. 312 Elementary Principles of Agriculture 449. Green Manuring. (See ^ 131). Prof. Shaw ofthe California Experiment Station, reports the followingresults which show the possibilities of deep plowing, and a single green manur-ing on sandy soilsnaturally lacking inthe qualities thathumus gives. Firsta number of plots weresummer fallowed, andin the fall plowed toa depth of 6 inches,harrowed and seededas indicated in thetable, except No. 1,which was sown towheat continuouslyand only double discedafter each other plots weredeeply plowed aftereach harvest and sum-mer fallowed. Com-pare Figs. 199, 200and 201. Also H 143.
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