DRY-FARMING 



person can make a success of dry-farm- 

 ing who is not in the habit of thoroughly- 

 preparing his land before the crop is 

 sown. In fact, if the land is not thor- 

 oughly prepared, more than one half of 

 the profits which might be derived are 

 lost." And finally: "We have found 

 that on an average of a number of years 

 deep seeding has given us better results 

 than shallow seeding, because in the deep 

 seeding the seeds are always put below 

 the dry soil mulch, where they can get 

 the moisture necessary for rapid germi- 

 nation." 



Crops. 



In the Great Basin wheat and lucerne 

 are the chief crops raised in dry-farming. 

 The varieties of wheat are nearly all light- 

 colored and belong to the class commer- 

 cially known as "Soft Wheats" of which 

 "Kufoid" and "Gold Coin" are the most 

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