Dry farming in western Canada Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 154 DRY FARMING 7. Fall plowing, harrowing, packing and harrowing in faU. 8. Spring plowing and harrowing. 9. Spring plowing, harrowing and packing. 10. Spring plowing, packing and planking. The usual treatment after seeding is to pack or har- row or both. 127. Results of Some Tillage Experiments at the Uni- versity of Saskatchewan.—On the investigation field at Fig. 62.—Typical Scene at a Plowing Match. the University of Saskatchewan wheat stubble was tilled in from sixteen to fifty different wa
Dry farming in western Canada Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 154 DRY FARMING 7. Fall plowing, harrowing, packing and harrowing in faU. 8. Spring plowing and harrowing. 9. Spring plowing, harrowing and packing. 10. Spring plowing, packing and planking. The usual treatment after seeding is to pack or har- row or both. 127. Results of Some Tillage Experiments at the Uni- versity of Saskatchewan.—On the investigation field at Fig. 62.—Typical Scene at a Plowing Match. the University of Saskatchewan wheat stubble was tilled in from sixteen to fifty different ways during each of five years and the average yields ranged from 11^ to 23^ bushels. In some seasons the range between the lowest and highest yield was 30 bushels per acre. As a result of carefully observing the climate and soil conditions and of keeping an accurate record of the be- havior and yield of the crops in seasons of different character during a period of nine years, we have learned that many unfavorable conditions in stubble fields can
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