THE SUMMER FALLOW 



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can't get the weed seeds germinated before the early 

 part of June in dry seasons and object to plowing them 

 under because they will live and grow when plowed up 

 again", and yet another, "I summerfallowed and my crop 

 was so heavy and rank that it "^lodged', was poor in qual- 



Fig. 68. — Harvesting Mangels in Manitoba. 



ity as a consequence and cost me double what it should 

 have to harvest it", and still another, "I plowed my 

 fallow early in June and it kept my teams busy all 

 summer cultivating it to keep down the weeds; I prefer 

 to do it later because the weeds don't grow so much and 

 it takes less horse power and time to keep it back — I re- 

 duce the cost of fallowing by doing it later", and an- 

 other, "The maintenance of a mulch as a means of lessen- 

 ing evaporation does not pay unless there are weeds 

 to be killed at the same time." 



141. Defense of Fallowing. — One or more of the objec- 

 tions mentioned may become serious faults of fallowing 



