. Arid agriculture; a hand-book for the western farmer and stockman. Dry farming; Irrigation. 166 AEID AGEICULTUEE. dry uplands. There are many places, however, where winter rye succeeds without irrigation. If planted early in September, winter rye will pro- duce considerable winter and early spring pas- ture, and the early rains supply moisture enough to mature a crop of grain. Several of the native grasses, notably the Western Wheat-Grass, can. Plate XXVI. A Field of Awnless Brome Grass. Dry GroTvn. Photo by Stimson. be greatly increased in unirrigated meadows by seeding and harrowing. Under
. Arid agriculture; a hand-book for the western farmer and stockman. Dry farming; Irrigation. 166 AEID AGEICULTUEE. dry uplands. There are many places, however, where winter rye succeeds without irrigation. If planted early in September, winter rye will pro- duce considerable winter and early spring pas- ture, and the early rains supply moisture enough to mature a crop of grain. Several of the native grasses, notably the Western Wheat-Grass, can. Plate XXVI. A Field of Awnless Brome Grass. Dry GroTvn. Photo by Stimson. be greatly increased in unirrigated meadows by seeding and harrowing. Under irrigation, even though there may be only water enough for win- ter flooding, or a single irrigation in the summer season, the number of pasture grasses from which to choose is much larger. In mountain meadows, or where there is abundance of 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 Buffum, Burt C. , 1868-. [Worland, Wy. ] The Author
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