. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. THE STATUS IN THE GREAT BASIN 387 Dry-farming, however, is well established. There are large areas, especially in Nevada, that receive less than ten inches of rainfall annually, and one of the leading problems before the dry-farmers of this district is the determination of the possibility. Fig. 103. Dr\ iarm Kuljanka wheat, and nature of fountry near Reno, Nevada. of producing crops u]3on such lands without irriga- tion. On the older dry-farms, which have existed in some cases from forty to fifty years, t
. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. THE STATUS IN THE GREAT BASIN 387 Dry-farming, however, is well established. There are large areas, especially in Nevada, that receive less than ten inches of rainfall annually, and one of the leading problems before the dry-farmers of this district is the determination of the possibility. Fig. 103. Dr\ iarm Kuljanka wheat, and nature of fountry near Reno, Nevada. of producing crops u]3on such lands without irriga- tion. On the older dry-farms, which have existed in some cases from forty to fifty years, there are no signs of diminution of soil-fertility. Undoubtedly, however, even under the conditions of extremely high fertility prevailing in the Great Basin, the time will soon come when the dry-farmer must make provision for restoring to the soil some of the fertility. 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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