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DRY-FARMING 



is to have the plowed land as long as pos- 

 sible so as to avoid delay in turning and 

 too much tramping at the corners. 



When to Plow. 



On every dry-farm the work should be 

 so arranged that the plowing can be done 

 at the best and the most convenient time 

 of the year. In most States it is impos- 

 sible to plow during the winter season 

 and again during the summer when the 

 ground has become so hard and dry that 

 it cannot be turned over. Moreover, 

 other imperative farm operations, such as 

 seeding and harvesting, may preclude 

 plowing. Plowing, therefore, must be 

 done when the work of the farm and the 

 physical condition of the soil will permit. 

 Nevertheless, with good management 

 there is ample time in the three seasons of 

 the autumn, spring, and summer. In 

 dry-farming fall plowing usually gives 

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