The Vision of the Prophet 



the dying back of the tips of the tree, the 

 yellowing of the leaves, and the darkening of 

 the wood of the stem. If orange growers 

 throughout South Africa would only study the 

 principles of dry-farming they would have far 

 healthier trees and far finer fruit. 







In former times Upington was famous for 

 wheat grown under irrigation. Mr M. G. 

 Holmes, the leading merchant, and a resident 

 of twenty-two years, told us the story of a 

 sample taken out of some bags which had been 

 sent to his flour mill to be ground. This 

 sample was sent to the Kimberley Exhibition, 

 where it gained the first prize, and was judged 

 to be the finest wheat ever seen in South Africa. 

 It was then forwarded to the Chicago Exhibition, 

 where it won the premier place in the contest 

 open to the world. Since then the wheat of 

 this region has greatly deteriorated. This is 

 due to several causes, amongst which the 

 following may be mentioned : continuous wheat- 

 growing without rotation, or fallowing, shallow 

 ploughing, lack of cultivation and selection. It 

 should never be forgotten that the dry farmer 

 has one great advantage over the irrigation 

 farmer, which is seldom emphasised, and that 



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