. Dry-farming; a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall. Dry farming. THE WATER NECESSARY FOR A CROP 19 bushel of wheat, with the corresponding quantity of straw, would require 2 times 45,000, or 90,000 pounds of water. This is equal to 45 tons of water for each bushel of wheat. While this is a large fig- ure, yet, in many locaUties, it is undoubtedly well within the truth. In comparison with the amounts. 't'' i U\ ,,; . , . ; I,., ,, . , .,,, , , .,,,,,,'.. i,'»-|. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for
. Dry-farming; a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall. Dry farming. THE WATER NECESSARY FOR A CROP 19 bushel of wheat, with the corresponding quantity of straw, would require 2 times 45,000, or 90,000 pounds of water. This is equal to 45 tons of water for each bushel of wheat. While this is a large fig- ure, yet, in many locaUties, it is undoubtedly well within the truth. In comparison with the amounts. 't'' i U\ ,,; . , . ; I,., ,, . , .,,, , , .,,,,,,'.. i,'»-|. 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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