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be done with a horse. Small plants may be sown 

 in double rows with two feet or more between 

 for horse cultivation. 



THE DRY 



FARM 



GARDEN 



WATER 

 WHERE 



POSSIBLE 



The best results will be obtained where the 

 moisture may be conserved for a season before 

 planting, but do not wait to do this. Have some 

 kind of garden the first year. Plants that will 

 stand a great amount of drouth are Horseradish, 

 Rhubarb, Jerusalem Artichoke, Tansy, Beans, 

 Pop Corn, Sweet Corn, Potatoes, Peas, Summer 

 and . Winter Squash, Pumpkin, Asparagus, 

 Winter Onions, Tomatoes, Salsify, Beets, Car- 

 rots, Parsnips, Rutabegas. These have been 

 named somewhat in the order of their drouth-re- 

 sistance. The only suggestion needed here is to 

 make the soil rich, not filled with too much loose 

 material, which will cause it to dry out, and keep 

 the soil cultivated and aerated to save moisture, 

 prevent weeds and make the crops grow. Gen- 

 eral directions for planting, and amount of seed 

 are given on seed packets and in garden catalogs. 



In a press bulletin of the Colorado Experi- 

 ment Station, J. E. Payne gives the following- 

 advice to dry farmers: "Plant a garden. If 

 you have no well, plant a small plat near the 

 house and water it with the waste water. Bury 

 every drop of waste water beside some vegetable 

 by making a furrow beside the plants and after 

 the water has sunk away fill the furrow with dry 



