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WHEAT 



in the subsoil to be used by the growing crop. The 

 firming and pulverizing of the soil to restore 

 capillarity, and the proper cultivation to maintain 

 the soil mulch are each without avail, unless there 

 has been stored in the deeper soil a sufficient 

 amount of moisture to supply the growing crop 

 in times of drouth. 



SOIL MULCH 



The plan of producing a soil mulch to conserve 

 the moisture has been taught and more or less 

 successfully practiced for many years; but in 

 very dry years this method must fail because there 

 is no moisture stored in the soil to be conserved by 

 cultivation. 



The moisture should be caught and stored at 

 all times of the year, but especially during the 



Fig. 10. Following the binder with a disk harrow to catch 

 and conserve moisture. 



