152 WHEAT 



"Whether the land is broken shallow or deep, 

 it is necessary to have the work completed early, 

 so as to take advantage of the rains which usually 

 come in June or early in July. These rains cause 

 the sod to rot, and without them, or if the plowing 

 is done after they are over, the sod remains in the 

 same condition as when turned, and no amount of 

 work will make up for the loss." 



CLEAN SUMMER FALLOW 



While there are some objections to summer 

 tilling land, such as soil drifting, overproduction 

 of straw in wet seasons and waste of soil fertility, 

 yet in a dry climate and a country given largely 

 to grain raising, there does not seem to be any 

 other practical method of keeping the land in 

 productive condition. 



The principal advantages of summer tilling 

 are: The conservation of soil moisture, the eradica- 

 tion of weeds (the soil becomes foul with weeds by 

 continuous grain cropping), the preparation of 

 the land for wheat when other work is not pressing, 

 the availability of summer tilled land for early 

 spring seeding, and the ability to secure two good 

 crops after the fallow with only a small amount 

 of cultivation beside that required to complete 

 the fallow. 



METHODS OF FALLOWING 



Different methods are practiced in the prepara- 

 tion of fallow land. When the plan has been to con- 

 serve the June and July rains and prevent the 

 growth and seeding of weeds, success is almost 



