ARID AGRICULTURE. 



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THE KEY TO 



DRY 



FARMING 



DRY FARM 

 METHOD AND 

 SYSTEM 



able locations and it is safe to say that the art of 

 ilry farming is permanently established. 



The key to dry farming is the conservation 

 of moisture and making it available to the grow- 

 ing crop. All the operations of soil culture and 

 plant cultivation are carried out with the object 

 of storing moisture in the soil <ind making use, 

 through the crop, of all that can be saved. The 

 tillage which is carried out to perfect the use of 

 the water supply does other things which in- 

 crease fertility and favor the growth and matur- 

 ing of plants. 



The principle then, upon which dry farming 

 'depends for its success is the catching, storing 

 and saving of enough moisture in the soil, to se- 

 cure a crop. The method by which this is done 

 includes some special attention to all the factors 

 of tillage, as plowing, planting, harrowing and 

 cultivating. So the dry farmer must possess and 

 use advanced information of principles and prac- 

 tice. The system which is generally carried out 

 i> to conserve two years moisture for one crop. 

 By this system one-half of the land is cropped 

 each year, while the other half is summer tilled. 

 In favorable seasons, or by the use of certain 

 combinations, it is often possible to obtain two 

 crops in three seasons. No doubt there are 

 drouth resistant crops which can be made to pro- 

 duce, every year, in favorable locations. After 



