DRY-FARMING 



orchard-cultivation. For where the culti- 

 vation has been shallow — one to three 

 inches — you may frequently observe that 

 the leaves of the trees wilt badly under 

 the hot sun, but recover later on, or dur- 

 ing the cool of the night-time, whereas 

 with deep cultivation the trees do not ap- 

 pear to suffer at all, even during the 

 hottest weather. At the same time, in 

 the case of land intended for small grain 

 crops, a three-inch soil-mulch is prefer- 

 able, as otherwise the soil is apt to be- 

 come too dry close to the surface where 

 the seed germinates, and where the first 

 roots forage for both food and moisture. 



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