CONTENTS XV. 



Early Maturing Crops. — 273. Light Seeding.. — {Dry 

 Farming Practices in the Red River Valley, by T. J. Har- 

 rison, Professor of Field Husbandry, Manitoba Agricul- 

 tural College, Winnipeg).— 21^. The Place of the Bare 

 Summerfallow in the Red River Valley.— 275. Methods 

 of Fallowing.— 276. Substi'tutes for Summerf allow.— 277. 

 Preparation of Stubble Land for Crop. — 278. Prepara- 

 tion of Grass Land for Crop.— 279. Rotations.— 280. Im- 

 portance of Organic Matter in Soil. — 281. Crops. — 282. 

 Rate of Seeding.— 283. Dates of Seeding.— 284. Weeds, 



Plant Diseases and Insects (^Dry Farming in Western 



Manitoba, by W. C. McKillican, Superintendent Experi- 

 mental Farm, Brandon, Man. Summerf allow.) — 285. Im- 

 portance of the Fallow. — 286. Methods of Fallowing.— 

 287. Dangers of Fallowing. — 288. Substitutes for Sum- 

 merfallow. {Rotations). — 289. Rotations now in use. 

 290. Improvements in Rotations. — 290a. Dry Farming 

 Crops. — {Dry Farming Practices in the Park Belt of Al- 

 berta, by G. H. Hutton, B.S.A., Superintendent of Agri- 

 culture and Animal Industry, C.P.R., Calgary). — 291. The 

 Place of the Summerfallow.^ — 292. Suitable Rotation for ' 

 the Park Belt.— 293. Corn vs. The Fallow.— 294. The 

 Preparation of Stubble Land for the Crop Following. — 

 295. Preparation of Grass Land for the Ci-op Following. 

 — 296. Organic Matter, Legumes and Soil- 297. Best 

 Dry Farm Crops. — ^298. Rates of Seeding in Central Al- 

 berta.— 299. Weeds.— 300. Soil Drifting. — 301. Plowing. 

 {The Summerf allow in Southern Alberta, by James Mur- 

 ray, B.S.A., Superintendent of Farms, Noble Foundation 

 Limited, Noble ford. Alberta) .—302. Climate.— 303. A 

 Fallow Considered Necessary. — 304. Summerfallow to 

 Control Weeds.— 305. Plow Summerfallow Early.— 306. 

 Controlling Weeds after Plowing.— 307. Fall Treatment 

 of Fallow.— 308. Hoe Drill Preferred.— 309. Two Im- 

 portant Points about Fallowing. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



The Problem of Crop Production 354 



310. The Problem in a Nutshell.— 311. The First Part 

 of the Problem — that of Growing Crops. — 312. Light and 

 Air Essential but of Little Practical Importance. — 313. 

 Frost Limits the Yield in Northern Climates. — 314. Water 

 in the Soil Determines the Yield in Dry Climates. — 315. 

 Plant Food Materials, the Limiting Factor on Poor Soils. 

 — 316. Tlie Importance of Good Seed. — 317. Some Funda- 

 mental Facts.— 318. The Vital Part of the Problem— that 

 of Profit.— 319. Factors Affecting Profit.— 320. The Cost 



