DRY-FARMING 



grown on an extensive scale in the semi- 

 arid regions. It is a well known fact that 

 potatoes raised under irrigation tend to 

 deteriorate, consequently there is a large 

 and growing demand for dry-land seed. 

 In a good, deep sandy loam this crop 

 will thrive with comparatively little 

 moisture. The following varieties are 

 chiefly grown in the West: Ohio, Mam- 

 moth Pearl, Rural New Yorker, Bur- 

 bank, British Queen and Northern Star. 

 It is important that a community of 

 settlers who are just starting to farm 

 should plant only one or two varieties in 

 order to supply their market with a uni- 

 form product. Potato land should be 

 plowed deep. Usually four horses are 

 put on a f ourteen-inch plow and the fur- 

 row turned from eight to ten inches deep. 

 If it is sod, the plowing is generally done 

 to a depth of five or six inches the first 

 year, but the ground should be disked 

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