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thus grown will include corn, potatoes, field roots and 

 beans, and in some instances peas, more especially of the 

 dwarfish varieties. When a cultivated crop is grown on 

 land, and when the work is rightly done, the land has been 

 virtually summer-fallowed. The objects sought in the 

 cultivation are virtually the same, viz., to prevent the es- 

 cape of moisture, and also the growth of weeds. The crop 



DRY LAND KUBANKA WHEAT, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA. 

 Courtesy Northern Pacific Railway Co. 



thus cultivated during the process of growth draws on the 

 soil moisture in proportion to its needs. This drain may 

 be considerable, especially when the growth is strong. 

 The soil moisture will, therefore, be reduced by the amount 

 thus used, hence it is reasonable to conclude that the soil 

 which has produced a cultivated crop will contain a 

 less amount of moisture than summer-fallowed land 

 alongside of it. But experience has shown that where 



