. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. THE CLIMATE OP WESTERN CANADA 1!) From the figures in table I. a number of very im- portant observations may be made. Among these are : (1) From 50 to 60 per cent, of the total precipitation falls in the four '•growing" months, May, June, July and August. In the districts of heaviest precipitation this is nearly as much as is received in the same period in Ontario or in the midland counties of England. p a L. Fig. 10. -Average Depth of Snowfall in Western Canada. —From Meteorological Service Reports. (2) June and ea
. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. THE CLIMATE OP WESTERN CANADA 1!) From the figures in table I. a number of very im- portant observations may be made. Among these are : (1) From 50 to 60 per cent, of the total precipitation falls in the four '•growing" months, May, June, July and August. In the districts of heaviest precipitation this is nearly as much as is received in the same period in Ontario or in the midland counties of England. p a L. Fig. 10. -Average Depth of Snowfall in Western Canada. —From Meteorological Service Reports. (2) June and early July is the rainy season. This fact is of considerabale importance in relation to the conserva- tion of moisture by fallowing. It is the chief factor that determines the best time to plow the fallow and the character of the other necessary work that should be done on it. 3 The spring an 1 autumn seasons are usually quite dry. The former suggests the necessity of having the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bracken, John, 1883-. Winnipeg, Canada : The Grain Growers' Guide, Ltd.
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