. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 93.—Rotary Rod Cultivator. A new machine that is being tried out on soils that are inclined to drift. used as a partial substitute for the fallow. Where fal- low land in such areas drifts badly, the use of corn as a substitute for fallowing lessens the tendency to drift, ruder severe conditions the corn ground will blow, but frequently the corn stubble furnishes sufficient protec- tion to wholly prevent serious injury from this cause. Where corn is grown and the field kept free from w Is, plowing is, as a rule, not necessary or even advisable for iIn- nex
. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 93.—Rotary Rod Cultivator. A new machine that is being tried out on soils that are inclined to drift. used as a partial substitute for the fallow. Where fal- low land in such areas drifts badly, the use of corn as a substitute for fallowing lessens the tendency to drift, ruder severe conditions the corn ground will blow, but frequently the corn stubble furnishes sufficient protec- tion to wholly prevent serious injury from this cause. Where corn is grown and the field kept free from w Is, plowing is, as a rule, not necessary or even advisable for iIn- next crop. Disking the corn stubble generally gives better returns. Tins practice results in leaving the corn stubble on 1 lie surface of the soil where they form a considerable protection against soil drifting.
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