. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. EXPERIMENTS WITH MARQUIS WHEAT. 35 The normal rainfall at these pomts is of Uttle importance, since irrigation water is suppHed. One effect of the abmidant water supply, however, is to lengthen the period required by the plant to reach maturity. Hence, early varieties are desirable where the elevation is sufficient to shorten the frost-free period. The altitude at Newell, S. Dak., as shown in Table VIII, is 2,950 feet above sea level. The altitude at Huntley, Mont., is 3,000 feet. The altitude of Aberdeen, Idaho, shown
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. EXPERIMENTS WITH MARQUIS WHEAT. 35 The normal rainfall at these pomts is of Uttle importance, since irrigation water is suppHed. One effect of the abmidant water supply, however, is to lengthen the period required by the plant to reach maturity. Hence, early varieties are desirable where the elevation is sufficient to shorten the frost-free period. The altitude at Newell, S. Dak., as shown in Table VIII, is 2,950 feet above sea level. The altitude at Huntley, Mont., is 3,000 feet. The altitude of Aberdeen, Idaho, shown in Table XX, is 4,400 feet, while Fallon, I MA/PQUA3 \ i 3o j -SO \ .o\ / I D A H O \ M 0 N T. <-. r .. •^^ V ^B/-uks7-£r/^ J "^^^y^^S^^. V . UTAH. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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