The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 46, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 10, 1953 Page: 15
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Thursday September 10 1953
High Plains Farmers Maintaining
Fertility Of Irrigated Land
A lot of talk has been heard among farmers agricultural workers
and business men about tho outcome of well Irrigation on Jho
Texas high plains How low will the water table go How long
will tho water last And what about fertility of the land These
are questions that are In tho minds of many
Tho first two questions invol
vc factors that are in a large
measure beyond the control of
the farmer But farmers dan maintain
reasonably good control over
tho fcrUlity of their land
Farmers are realizing more and
more that crop yields will decrease
in a hurry when huge
crops arc constantly taken from
the land that is under Irrigation
That Is yields will decrease If
steps are not taken to put something
back into tho soil to offset
tho heavy drain on the available
plant food
In the soil conservation districts
on the high plains whore irrigation
farming is extensive farmers
realize what has been taking
place for the past years Since
the war years with less demand
for maximum crop production
they have been taking better care
of their land Many of them are
trying to put as much back into
the land as they take out through
crops Increased fertility through
soilimproving crops well managed
crop residues animal manure
crops to keep tho soil open
cover crops to protect the land
from both wind and water erosion
and the wise use of commercial
fertilizers are rapidly becoming
essential parts of tho cropp
ing systems in those districts
Last spring and early summer
you could see several thousand
Mile After Mile
acres treated with the various
vegetative conservation practices
in Swisher and other soil conservation
districts in this general
area Not only are these practices
maintaining the fertility of tho
land but they are adding to the
net farm income in a material
way They also fit into a wellbal
anced farming enterprise that
more adequately distributes time
labor and income over tho entire
year
Hairy vetch Austrian winter
peas hubam clover Madrid clover
ladino clover and alfalfa are
the soilimproving crops that ore
being used by most farmers
W C Cowan jr 3 miles north
of Tulla planted S3 acres of hairy
vetch and rye September 25 1952
It made a good cover for the land
all during the winter months On
January 1st he started grazing 44
head of grown cows and 17 calves
on the field On April 15 he cut
the cattle off tho vetch and rye
leaving enough growth to produce
394 pounds of seed per acre
Cowan attributes fcritllty maintenance
and soil tilth improvement
as other characteristics of
his cropping system
I C Sprague 1 mile cast of
TUlia is using a hairy vetch and
rye combination for grazing dairy
cattle The seeding was made In
the latter part of of October 1952
Voull Prefer Shamrock
CUSTOM BUllT BY SUISK
and the crop irrigated 3 times dur
ing the fall and 3 times during
the spring His 11 acre crop provided
excellent grazing from November
to June for 15 head of
grown cattle Mr Sprague finds
this combination in addition to
providing palatable and economical
grazing is soilconserving and
sollImprovng It is marketed
through livestock which is good
for the land as much of the fertility
in the plants that aro consumed
by the animals Is returned
to the soil Proper lnnoculation
of tho vetch seed gives the plant
ability to restore nitrogen in the
soil while root growth improves
the physical structure adding
organic matter increasing water
Intake and ability to store moisture
and affords better aeration
of the soil which mean higher
crop yields
J II Stout who lives 5 miles
north and 1V4 miles west of Tulia
planted Hedblne GB grain sorghum
on turned under alfalfa ground
Ho reports a grain yield of 5200
pounds per care as compared to a
grain yiolifor approximately 3B00
pounds on untreated ground with
the same treatment of water and
plowing
Norman Burk located 2 blocks
west of tho Tulla DriveIn theater
grazed 3 acres of improved pasture
with 5 to 9 head of cattle
Tho pasture is ryegrass and Madrid
clover Mr Burk reports the
land was completely depleted of
all food requirements Ho first
put 20 loads of cotton burs on it
then put on a light application of
barnyard manure in strips Ho reports
tho cattle grazing the strips
to the spot whore ethe manure
spreader ran This summer he put
on 20 more spreader loads of
barnyard manure and states ho
would like to have more He concludes
that the carrjing capacity
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THE TULIA ISwtihor County Toxatl HERALD
LITTLE MOMENTS IN BIG LIVES
grow any type of crop bo it pasture
cotton or legume
With production like this most
any use of such crops can bo turned
into profit whether it bo for
erosion control soil improvement
or money in the bank
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Three tips on how to savo
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maintenance that tho pasture is
given It take soil fertility to
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Slseon said
Cub Officials
Plan Year
Cub officers met recently In
the home of Jack Hood for the
purpose of planning Cub Scouting
for tho next twelve months
The work for every tnonth was
given detailed attention
Cub Scouting has attained its
greatest height within the last
few months Parents with boys of
Cub Scouting ago are encouraged
to make arrangements now for
tills training
ltalph Dates Is Cub Master and
Jack Hood is tho assistant Cub
Master Cub Scouting In Tulia Is
sponsored by tho Khvanls Club
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Baggarly, Herbert Milton. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 46, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 10, 1953, newspaper, September 10, 1953; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth45843/m1/15/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.