viii. PREFACE 



the Western Provincial Departments of Agriculture and 

 the Dominion Meteorological Service for date or illustra- 

 tions used, or for assistance given in the preparation of 

 the manuscript. To the many private individuals who 

 in one way or another have been of assistance, his thanks 

 are also due. 



The many imperfections of the book are known full 

 well to the writer. It is being published not because 

 it contains the last word on successful farm practice in 

 the west, but rather because it presents under one cover 

 a more or less complete statement of our present know- 

 ledge concerning the methods of producing crops at a 

 profit under relatively dry conditions. It is hoped that 

 the book may be found of some value to all farmers and 

 students who are interested in the agricultural problems 

 of the Prairie Provinces. 



J. B. 



