WHERE TO LOCATE 



burg to Topeka, Kansas, the characteristic 

 crop is maize or Indian corn. Between St. 

 Paul and Fargo, the main crops are spring 

 wheat and oats. One may travel from Win- 

 nipeg, Manitoba, to Calgary, Alberta, a 

 distance of over one thousand miles without 

 seeing a field of maize. In some portions 

 the main crop is wheat, in others it is oats. 



These are illustrations of the crop adapta- 

 tion over large areas, which has come about 

 unconsciously, as has most crop adaptation. 

 In other parts of the United States are to be 

 found even more striking examples of crop 

 adaptation, although the areas are much 

 smaller, as in the case of tobacco, potatoes, 

 celery, onions, apples, peaches and other 

 fruits. Regions containing residual soils 

 are more variable in crop adaptation than 

 drift soils and require more careful watch- 

 fulness on the part of those who may wish 

 to buy land. 



As previously stated, advantages, if 



known, must usually be paid for. It comes 



about, therefore, that if a region or a farm 



is adapted to the raising of a certain crop 



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