HISTORY OF DRY-FARMING 



along dry-farming lines. But although 

 the fundamental principles would be the 

 same, the details of the two operations 

 would be vastly different. For the Utah 

 farmer would require to accumulate a 

 two years' rainfall to produce a satisfac- 

 tory crop; whereas his more fortunate 

 brother in Nebraska would doubtless de- 

 mand an annual crop from such an abun- 

 dant supply of moisture. Nevertheless, 

 the Utah farmer has one distinct advan- 

 tage over his friend in Nebraska, namely, 

 that his rain falls during the winter 

 months when evaporation is not exces- 

 sive; whereas in Nebraska much of the 

 rain falls during the hot summer months 

 when a very large percentage is likely to 

 be lost through evaporation. 



An Ancient Practice. 



It is sometimes said that dry-farming 

 is a new agricultural practice. But it is 

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