Agriculture for beginners . - kept up if the moisture is to be retained. MISCELLANEOUS 325 Some experiments in wheat-growing have shown howreadily water might be saved if plowing were done at theright time. Wheat sowed on land that was plowed as soon asthe summer crops were taken off yielded a very much largerreturn than wheat sowed on land that remained untilled forsome time after the summer crops were gathered. This. Fig. 2S5. Red Kafir Corn in Shock difference in yield on lands of the same fertility was due tothe fact that the early plowing enabled the land to take upa sufficient quantity o
Agriculture for beginners . - kept up if the moisture is to be retained. MISCELLANEOUS 325 Some experiments in wheat-growing have shown howreadily water might be saved if plowing were done at theright time. Wheat sowed on land that was plowed as soon asthe summer crops were taken off yielded a very much largerreturn than wheat sowed on land that remained untilled forsome time after the summer crops were gathered. This. Fig. 2S5. Red Kafir Corn in Shock difference in yield on lands of the same fertility was due tothe fact that the early plowing enabled the land to take upa sufficient quantity of moisture. In addition to a vigilant catching and saving of water, thefarmer in these dr) climates must give his land the samecareful attention that lands in other regions need. The seed-bed should be most carefully prepared. It should be deep,porous, and excellent in tilth. During the growing seasonall crops should be frequently cultivated. The harrow, the 326 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS cultivator, and the plow should be kept busy. The soil shouldbe kept abundantly supplied with humus. Some crops need a little different management in dry-farming. Com, for example, does best when it is listed;that is, planted so that it will come up three or four inchesbeneath the surface. If planted in this way, it roots better,stands up better, and requires less work. Just as breeders study what animals are best for theirclim
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