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DRY FARMING 



northwest section. Most of the rain comes during the 

 spring and summer months. There is usually a light 

 snow-fall and comparatively little rain in the autumn. 

 The months of April, May and June are generally well 

 provided with moisture and occasionally good rains occur 

 in July and August, but there are short periods of drouth 



Fig. 101. Sweet Clover. 



A crop that is coming into popular use in parts of Nebraska and South 



Dakota. 



in some parts of the state nearly every season and suc- 

 cessful farming or crop production depends to a very 

 great extent upon the success which one has in over- 

 coming these short periods of drouth. There are occa- 

 sional seasons such as the year 1911 when certain crops 

 are failures in spite of good tillage and crop rotation 

 methods, but there has not been any season since the 

 State was settled that has not been favorable to some 

 crops. It therefore is excellent policy to diversify as 

 much as is practicable in order to avoid total loss in any 

 one season. 



