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both in Montana and Dakota, bears out its correctness. It should, however, 

 be done with much judgment. (Ordinarily the aim should be to 

 For the harrow grain three times in dry areas, but sometimes twice will 



Grain on do, and in other instances as many as, say, four harrowings 



Dry Land may be given with profit. When but one harrowing is given, 

 it is done with a light "harrow, the teeth being turned backward, 

 just as the first blade points of the grain begin to show. If the harrow is 

 used a second time its use should usually be deferred until the grain is five 

 or six inches high. In the interval between these harrowings, the use of the 

 harrow would bury much grain, but this should not follow the judicious use 

 of the weeder. On soft soils the weeder may serve the purpose much better 

 than the harrow. Both harrow and weeder thus used aid materially in pre- 



Spring Wheat Near Great Falls. 



venting the escape of moisture. Neither, however, should be used on 

 shoddy ground or on flax or alfalfa until these are several inches high. 



When practicable, the plan is good which discs the ground as soon as 

 possible after the crop has been harvested. The discing destroys many 

 weeds and it opens up the soil so that any precipitation falling subsequently 

 may penetrate it more deeply. It will then also be plowed with 

 Discing Is a less expenditure of power, whether plowed in the autumn or 

 Often of the spring. The cultivation of corn should be continued in 



Great many instances at least until the end of July. 



Value. If too much seed is sown the plants will be so numerous 



that the moisture supply will not be enough. It is not difficult 

 to ruin a crop in dry-land areas by having too many plants on a given area. 



— Montana beef tops the market. 



