. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. DRY-FARMING IN A NUTSHELL 415 portant in ordinary years than where the summers are diy and the winters wet. Only an absolutely clean fallow should be permitted. The fertility of dry-farm soils must be maintained. Return the manure; plow under green leguminous. Fig. 111. Homeward bound. Sagebrush in foreground; dry-farms in the distance. crops occasionally and practice rotation. On fertile soils plants mature with the least water. Sow only by the drill method. Wherever possible use fall varieties of crops.
. Dry-farming : a system of agriculture for countries under a low rainfall . Dry farming. DRY-FARMING IN A NUTSHELL 415 portant in ordinary years than where the summers are diy and the winters wet. Only an absolutely clean fallow should be permitted. The fertility of dry-farm soils must be maintained. Return the manure; plow under green leguminous. Fig. 111. Homeward bound. Sagebrush in foreground; dry-farms in the distance. crops occasionally and practice rotation. On fertile soils plants mature with the least water. Sow only by the drill method. Wherever possible use fall varieties of crops. Plant deeply — three or four inches for grain. Plant early in the fall, espe- cially if the land has been summer fallowed. Use only about one half as much seed as is recommended for humid-farming. All the ordinary crops may be grown by dry-farm- ing. Secure seed that has been raised on dry-farms. Look out for new varieties, especially adapted for dry-farming, that may be brought in. Wlieat is king in dry-farming; corn a close second. Turkey wheat promises the 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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