. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. PREPARING LAND FOR FIRST CROP 141 is not ready to break the land the first year it is burned over. 114. Plowing Scrub Land.—The common practice in breaking scrub land is to plow about five inches deep, but if the roots are large deeper breaking is necessary. The best depth to plow depends on the size of the roots in the ground, it being necessary to plow that depth. Fig. 56.—Plowing and Disking Burned-over Scrub Land. which will enable the implement to turn a good furrow. Under some conditions a furrow ten inches deep an
. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. PREPARING LAND FOR FIRST CROP 141 is not ready to break the land the first year it is burned over. 114. Plowing Scrub Land.—The common practice in breaking scrub land is to plow about five inches deep, but if the roots are large deeper breaking is necessary. The best depth to plow depends on the size of the roots in the ground, it being necessary to plow that depth. Fig. 56.—Plowing and Disking Burned-over Scrub Land. which will enable the implement to turn a good furrow. Under some conditions a furrow ten inches deep and two feet wide is turned. The plowing is usually done in June and July. The drier the district the earlier the land should be broken and the more moist the district the longer it may be de- layed. In the more favored parts and in favorable sea- sons elsewhere the land is sometimes broken early and after being well worked down is sown to oats for feed. Where the soil is rich and the rainfall sufficient this is a good practice. In fact in some places it is considered. 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 Bracken, John, 1883-. Winnipeg, Canada : The Grain Growers' Guide, Ltd.
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