DRY-FARMING ZONES 



there is a very much better capillary 

 movement of the moisture than is usually 

 secured from spring plowing. Again, 

 by plowing in the autumn the stubble 

 and other trash on the surface of the 

 ground are covered up and given a better 

 chance to decay." 



Varieties. 



A great many different varieties of 

 wheat are grown in the Columbia Basin. 

 So many different sorts with their va- 

 riable milling qualities thrown upon the 

 market make a very unsatisfactory state 

 of affairs. Could this list be reduced to 

 two, four, or even six of the best varieties, 

 it would be much better. Such varieties 

 would then become standardized and the 

 miller would know what he was buying 

 and the producer what he was selling. 

 In selecting the most profitable wheat to 

 grow it is not always possible to satisfy 

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