. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 92.—Winter Rye Lessens Soil Drifting. On the left a field of oats was completely destroyed by drifting. The rye was unhurt, except for 10 or 20 feet along the edge where the soil from the oat field blew into the rye field. single disc drill is particularly undesirable on soils that drift. Shallow soils or Ihose having a sandy or gravelly subsoil or those having a deficiency of organic matter in the subsoil should not be plowed deep, or they will soon begin to blow. The surface layer of such soils is richer in organic matter and therefore much more resista
. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 92.—Winter Rye Lessens Soil Drifting. On the left a field of oats was completely destroyed by drifting. The rye was unhurt, except for 10 or 20 feet along the edge where the soil from the oat field blew into the rye field. single disc drill is particularly undesirable on soils that drift. Shallow soils or Ihose having a sandy or gravelly subsoil or those having a deficiency of organic matter in the subsoil should not be plowed deep, or they will soon begin to blow. The surface layer of such soils is richer in organic matter and therefore much more resistant to the wind thai] the lower layers. 224. Growing Protecting Crops.—The most serious drifting occurs in May before the spring sown crops cover the ground; but winter drifting is not uncommon in years of light snowfall following a dry autumn sea-
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