. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. DEPTH OP ROOT SYSTEMS 87 On deeper and somewhat drier soils, corn roots went down as far as eight feet. The roots of the. Flu. 24. Sugar-beet roots. small grains, — wheat, oats, barley, — penetrated the soil from four to eight or ten feet. Vari- ous perennial grasses rooted to a dejjth of four feet the first year; the next year, five and one half feet;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of


. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. DEPTH OP ROOT SYSTEMS 87 On deeper and somewhat drier soils, corn roots went down as far as eight feet. The roots of the. Flu. 24. Sugar-beet roots. small grains, — wheat, oats, barley, — penetrated the soil from four to eight or ten feet. Vari- ous perennial grasses rooted to a dejjth of four feet the first year; the next year, five and one half feet;. 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 Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952. New York : The Macmillan Company


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