. Dry farming in western Canada . ng. 32.—Winter Rye at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Although lower in price than wheat winter rye is a promising crop for the drier areas. stand more drought than clovers, Durum wheat more than common wheat, and Emmer more than oats or barley. It is well appreciated by western fanners that annual crops yield much more than perennial ones, ami that those crops which can be sown early and that reach their greatest growth during the late stages of the rainy season, and that ripen before the dry autumn months are the most satisfactory to grow. This is why oats, an an
. Dry farming in western Canada . ng. 32.—Winter Rye at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Although lower in price than wheat winter rye is a promising crop for the drier areas. stand more drought than clovers, Durum wheat more than common wheat, and Emmer more than oats or barley. It is well appreciated by western fanners that annual crops yield much more than perennial ones, ami that those crops which can be sown early and that reach their greatest growth during the late stages of the rainy season, and that ripen before the dry autumn months are the most satisfactory to grow. This is why oats, an annual crop, is more generally used as hay than the grasses which are perennial. It explains why sweet clover yields more on dry land than alfalfa and it is the
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