DRY-FARMING 



the reclamation of the deserts by the 

 scientific study of the soil. In this cause 

 he has been ably assisted by Professor 

 Lewis A. Merrill, Superintendent of the 

 Farmers' Institutes and Editor of the 

 Deseret Farmer. Dr. Widtsoe's gospel of 

 dry-farming, as applied to Utah, may be 

 summed up in the following terms : 



1. Plow deep. 



2. Plow in the Fall; there is no need 

 for Spring plowing. 



3. Cultivate the soil in early Spring, 

 and as far as possible after every rain. 



4. Fallow the land every other year, 

 under a rainfall of 12 to 15 inches; every 

 third year, under a rainfall of 15 to 20 

 inches. 



5. Grow crops that are drought-re- 

 sistant. 



6. To make dry-farming successful 

 among practical men stick to a few crops, 

 preferably such staples as wheat, oats, 



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