DRY-FARMING 



dry-farming, the farmer should not rest 

 content merely with the chemical analy- 

 sis of his soil, but should carefully exam- 

 ine the nature of the native vegetation, 

 and probe or dig to a depth of five or six 

 feet before passing final judgment on the 

 capability of such ground for this type of 

 farming. Hilgard's investigations on 

 the subject of alkali land have also been 

 of the greatest value to the farmers of 

 California. 



In Nebraska. 



So far as Nebraska is concerned, the 

 first settlements were a hopeless failure, 

 and indeed it was not until three great 

 tides of settlement had washed this State 

 and receded in disaster that success was 

 finally won. The pioneers of Nebraska 

 mostly came from the himiid regions of 

 the Eastern States as well as from 

 Europe. And it was but natural that, if 

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