DRY-LAND CROPS 



vast service to the farmers and millers of 

 the Pacific Coast. 



Oats. 



There are a number of spring varieties 

 of oats that withstand drought to a 

 marked degree. Among the most prom- 

 ising are the following: Sixty-Day, 

 Kherson, Burt, and Swedish Select. 

 These varieties are usually quick grow- 

 ers; they are thus able to use to best 

 advantage the early spring moisture and 

 by maturing soon escape the severe 

 droughts which may occur later in the 

 season. A winter variety, known as the 

 Bos well Winter Oats has given excellent 

 results in Utah and is being tested in the 

 Great Plains area. 



Barley. 



The most drought-resistant varieties 

 of spring barleys belong to the beardless 

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