. Dry-farming; a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall. Dry farming. 310 DRY-FARMING Making and maintaining a soil-mulch After the land has been so well plowed that the rains can enter easily, the next operation of impor- tance in dry-farming is the making and maintaining of a soil-mulch over the ground to prevent the evapora- tion of water from the soil. For this purpose some. Fig. 79. Spike tooth harrow. form of harrow is most commonly used. The oldest and best-known harrow is the ordinary smoothing har- row, which is composed of iron or steel teeth of various shapes set i
. Dry-farming; a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall. Dry farming. 310 DRY-FARMING Making and maintaining a soil-mulch After the land has been so well plowed that the rains can enter easily, the next operation of impor- tance in dry-farming is the making and maintaining of a soil-mulch over the ground to prevent the evapora- tion of water from the soil. For this purpose some. Fig. 79. Spike tooth harrow. form of harrow is most commonly used. The oldest and best-known harrow is the ordinary smoothing har- row, which is composed of iron or steel teeth of various shapes set in a suitable frame. (See Fig. 79.) For dry-farm purposes the implement must be so made as to enable the farmer to set the harrow teeth to slant backward or forward. It frequently happens that in the spring the grain is too thick for the moisture in the soil, and it then becomes necessary to tear out some of the young plants. For this purpose the harrow teeth are set straight or forward and the crop can then be. 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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