CHAPTER II 



SOME POINTS IN PRACTICE 



IN dry-farming the most important 

 factor is the nature and quality of the 

 soil. One man may fail to "make good," 

 in the expressive language of the West, 

 although the rainfall of his region is 

 ample, by reason of the poorness of the 

 soil; another may raise splendid crops in 

 a country of a small average precipita- 

 tion." 1 In the selection and purchase of 

 dry-farms, many serious mistakes might 

 have been avoided if the farmer had 

 known: first, that the most important 

 thing is depth of soil ; second, that sandy 

 or silty loams are the best soils for dry- 

 farming, and third, that the character of 



1 A term which includes rain, snow, and sleet. 



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