Dry farming in western Canada Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 102 DRY FARMING oats, 2 to V/z bushels; barley, 1!4 to 1^4 bushels; and iiax, 20 to 30 pounds. 76. Sow Into the Moisture.—In dry areas the limiting factor in germination is usually moist hit. In this climate very little rain falls in the early spring and if germination is to be assured seeding into the moisture is necessary. Man's pari is to prepare the laud in such a way that the top of the moist soil is not at too great a depth from the surface. . 77. Non-Shattering Varieties.—Very greal losses fr
Dry farming in western Canada Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 102 DRY FARMING oats, 2 to V/z bushels; barley, 1!4 to 1^4 bushels; and iiax, 20 to 30 pounds. 76. Sow Into the Moisture.—In dry areas the limiting factor in germination is usually moist hit. In this climate very little rain falls in the early spring and if germination is to be assured seeding into the moisture is necessary. Man's pari is to prepare the laud in such a way that the top of the moist soil is not at too great a depth from the surface. . 77. Non-Shattering Varieties.—Very greal losses fre- quently occur through the shelling of over-ripe or easily Fig. 36a.—Harvesting Short Wheat with a Header in Southern Alberta. This method of harvesting has not come into general use in tin west, but with short crops in areas of lowest rainfall it has some advantages over the ordinary method of harvesting. shattered heads as a result of heavy winds a1 harvesl time. In order to lessen this danger two practices may be followed, 1st, use crops that do not shatter readily. I)nd 2nd, cut before the crop is dead ripe. Among the wheal varieties that shatter Leasl are the Durum I and Marquis. Kubanka seldom shatters even under the worsl conditions while Marquis is known to lie more non- shattering than any other of our commonly grown varieties 78. Short vs. Long Straw.— In Avy areas and particu-
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