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Nos. 24 and 25, so far as soil is considered, be- 

 cause of the fact that the tillers of both attempted 

 to follow the same plan. They both had been 

 cropped a number of years and are on adjoining 

 quarters of the same level section one mile south- 

 east of Yuma, Colorado, handled by different men. 



Both fields were summer tilled in 1913, each 

 man endeavored to, and thought he was doing all 

 he could to get a soil condition that would bring 

 the biggest and best crop of wheat, but look at 

 the result. Field No. 26, apparently (not hap- 

 pened to) was put in very much better condition 

 and when you read about J. M. Moyer who 

 handled this field you will more fully appreciate 

 this fact. 



The two fields after being summer tilled in 

 1913, were seeded in the fall, and in 1914 each 

 field produced as follows: No. 26, 47| bushels 

 per acre; No. 27, 24f bushels or a little more than 

 half as much. The 47^ bushel crop is shown in 

 Cut No. 30, in the rear field, where it is contrasted 

 with the adjoining or front field, cropped in the 

 usual manner yielding only 16^ bushels. About 

 the same expense in labor in summer tilling was 

 put on field No. 26 and 27 in 1913, the time, kind 

 and manner of doing the work making the wide 

 difference. One knew what to do and what not 

 to do; the other thought he did, but made 

 mistakes as many others have done. 



Now as to the next year. Both fields were 

 refitted the same season, 1914, each doing what he 

 thought was best to prepare for seed and sowed 

 that fall to winter wheat. In the two pictures 



