TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 WHAT IS MEANT BY DRY FARMING 



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1. WHAT DRY FARMING DOES NOT MEAN 1 



(a) Growing crops witliout moisture. 



(b) Growing crops in all areas where precipitation 

 falls. 



(c) Growing crops every year on the same land. 



(d) Growing crops to the exclusion of live stock. 



(e) Growing all crops proper to the latitude. 



2. WHAT DRY FARMING DOES MEAN 3 



(a) Growing crops under semi-arid conditions. 



(b) Growing crops where moisture is normally defi- 

 cient. 



(c) Growing crops where moisture is temporarily 

 deficient. 



(d) Growing special crops by special methods. 



3. GROWING SPECIAL CROPS 5 



(a) Special with reference to class and variety. 



(b) Special with reference to drought resistance. 



(c) Special with reference to ability to gather food. 



(d) Special with reference to early maturity. 



(e) Special with reference to methods of cultivation. 



4. GROWING CROPS BY SPECIAL METHODS 8 



(a) Special methods of soil preparation. 



(b) Special methods of planting. 



(c) Special methods of cultivating. 



(d) Special order in succession in the crops. 



5. How CLIMATES MAY BE CLASSIFIED 10 



(a) Climates that are arid. 



(b) Climates that are semi-arid. 



(c) Climates that are sub-humid. 



(d) Climates that are humid. 



6. THE INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT ARIDITY 14 



(a) The amount of the precipitation. 



(b) The character of the precipitation. 



(c) The season of the precipitation. 



(d) The influences that affect moisture evaporation. 



(e) The influences that affect filtration and leaching. 



7. THE DOMINANT IDEAS IN DRY FARMING 17 



(a) The conservation and accumulation of moisture. 



(b) Deep plowing and subsoiling. 



(c) Compressing and stirring the soil. 



(d) Increasing the organic matter in the soil. 



