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ference in growth and appearance of your crop during the 

 same period of time, etc. 



6. Play Contests 



1. Soil sample contest. Select all of the different sam- 

 ples of soil found in your dry-land farming section. 



2. Soil variety naming contest. 



3. Dry-land farming essay writing contest. 



4. Geography study contests such as the location and 

 naming of arid sections and reclaimed arid land. 



7. Club Projects 



No section of the country is in greater need of demon- 

 stration club work than is the dry-land farming section. 

 Here are needed the encouragement, leadership, and direc- 

 tion usually given in the boys' and girls' club projects. 

 The same basis of award suggested for the crops outlined 

 in connection with the other chapters can be used in the 

 club work in dry-land farming. It is possible that the 

 acreage, when the project is in connection with a forage or 

 cereal crop, should be twice as large as is usually taken 

 with humid land. This is in order to make it possible for 

 a greater net profit on the investment for the club member. 



