. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 108 ELEMENTAEY AGEICULTUEE the year round, while others must be filled in the rainy season. The United States Government is. Fig. 56. A private irrigation pJavt. spending millions of dollars in the dry sections to save for crops some of the water that is going to waste. Making Machinery Better. A slight improvement on the crooked stick was a rude plow made from several sticks bound with thongs of skin. This was used after the ox had been taught to bear the yoke. Farming with such tools was hard and toilsome labor with little reward. A brush dragged over t


. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 108 ELEMENTAEY AGEICULTUEE the year round, while others must be filled in the rainy season. The United States Government is. Fig. 56. A private irrigation pJavt. spending millions of dollars in the dry sections to save for crops some of the water that is going to waste. Making Machinery Better. A slight improvement on the crooked stick was a rude plow made from several sticks bound with thongs of skin. This was used after the ox had been taught to bear the yoke. Farming with such tools was hard and toilsome labor with little reward. A brush dragged over the plowed ground was probably the first harrow. Copper Tools. It was a great step forward when some one learned to smelt copper. Though copper. 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 Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company


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