CONTENTS 



Early Maturing Crops. 273. Light Seeding.. ; 

 Farming Practices in the Red River Valley, by T. J. Har- 

 rison, Professor of Field Husbandry, Manitoba Agricul- 

 tural College, Winnipeg). 274. The Place of the Bare 

 Summerfallow in the lied River Valley. 275. Methods 

 of Fallowing. 27(i. Substitutes for Summerfallow. 277. 

 Preparation of Stubble Land for Crop. 278. Prepara- 

 tion of Grass Land for Crop. 279. Rotations. 280. Im- 

 portance of Organic Matter in Soil. 281. Crops. 282. 

 . Rate of Seeding. 283. Dates of Seeding. 284. Weeds, 

 Plant Diseases and Insects (Dry Farming in Western 

 Manitoba, by W. C. McKillican, Superintendent Experi- 

 mental Farm, Brandon, Man. Summerfallow.) 285. Im- 

 portance of the Fallow. 286. Methods of Fallowing. 

 287. Dangers of Fallowing. 288. Substitutes for Sum- 

 merfallow. (Rotations). 289. Rotations now in use. 

 290. Improvements in Rotations. 290a. Dry Farming 

 Crops. (Dry Farming Practices in the Park Belt of Al- 

 berta, by O. H. Hutton, B.8.A., Superintendent of Agri- 

 culture and Animal Industry, C.P.R., Calgary). 291. The 

 Place of the Summerfallow. 292. Suitable Rotation for 

 the Park Belt. 293. Corn vs. The Fallow. 294. The 

 Preparation of Stubble Land for the Crop Following. 

 295. Preparation of Grass Land for the Crop Following. 

 296. Organic Matter, Legumes and Soil. 297. Best 

 Dry Farm Crops. 298. Rates of Seeding in Central Al- 

 berta. 299. Weeds. 300. Soil Drifting. 301. Plowing. 

 (The Summerfallow in Southern Alberta, by James Mur- 

 ray, B.S.A., Superintendent of Farms, Noble Foundation, 

 Limited, Noble ford, Alberta). 302. Climate. 303. A 

 Fallow Considered Necessary. 304. Summerfallow to 

 Control Weeds. 305. Plow Summerfallow Early. 306. 

 Controlling Weeds after Plowing. 307. Fall Treatment 

 of Fallow. 308. Hoe Drill Preferred. 309. Two Im- 

 portant Points about Fallowing. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



The Problem of Crop Production 354 



310. The Problem in a Nutshell. 311. The First Part 

 of the Problem that of Growing Crops. 312. Light and 

 Air Essential but of Little Practical Importance. 313. 

 Frost Limits the Yield in Northern Climates. 314. Water 

 in the Soil Determines tlie Yield in Dry Climates. 315. 

 Plant Food Materials, the Limiting Factor on Poor Soils. 

 316. The Importance of Good Seed. 317. Some Funda- 

 mental Facts. 318. The Vital Part of the Problem that 

 of Profit. 319. Factors Affecting Profit. 320. The Cost 



