(fig. I.) 

 SOIL EXAMINATION. 

 The Dry-Farmer should dig a hole ten feet deep at several points of his 

 farm. The best soil for holding moisture is a deep, rich loam of uniform 

 texture : the worst is shallow and gravelly, or land broken by layers of 

 different soil strata. In the illustration the farmer has found limestone 

 underneath the black surface turf. 



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(FIG. 2.) 



SELECTING THE SITE OF A DRY-LAND EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Note the Mimosa Tree a sign of good, deep soil. 



