The Conquest of the Desert 



and kept covered with a dry-soil blanket which 

 checks evaporation. 



(2) That it is possible to grow dry-land winter 

 wheat and to harvest it before the season of rust. 



(3) That drilling, as might be expected, is far 

 better than broad-casting, saves seed, places the 

 grain in the moist seed-bed, and gives a more 

 even growth. 



(4) That thin seeding, for wheat 30 to 45 

 pounds per acre, gives larger returns than more 

 lavish sowing. This is due to the fact that each 

 individual plant has more moisture, sunlight, 

 and food if given ample space. 



(5) That the durum wheats have given the 

 best results. They are the wheats which have 

 extended the wheat-belt into the most arid 

 regions of Western America. 



(6) That the durum wheat — Apulia — has 

 been grown under our dry-farming system with- 

 out a drop of rain falling upon it from seed-time 

 until harvest, which proves the efficacy of the 

 moisture-saving fallow, and is a record in 

 modern agriculture. 



A German Testimony 



A short time ago a fair-haired, blue-eyed 

 Viking was sent from Berlin to Windhuk to 



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