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and at the right time. It will be shown that it is abso- 

 lutely necessary, in regions where the rainfall is scant, 

 that there shall be this storage of the water in the soil 

 and conservation of the water so that there is no waste. 

 The greater amount of water that can be stored in such 

 a way that it will be used when needed, not only storage 

 before the crops are planted but storage during the grow- 



MONTANA WHEAT 



Field forty-five miles southeast of Great Falls. Wheat 

 grown Without Irrigation. 



ing season, and the greater success had in so cultivating 

 the ground as to save all this moisture for the use of the 

 plant while growing, the better will be the results. 



But aside from mere storage of the water there must 

 be ever kept in mind this fact that both the cultivation 



