DRY-FARMING 



acres per day, or from 2500 to 3500 

 acres per annum according to the char- 

 acter and condition of the soil. In the 

 Transvaal, where the deep stirring of the 

 land has been found to be so essential for 

 the maximum conservation of soil mois- 

 ture, the double engine system has in- 

 variably given better results than the 

 direct traction system ; and in this colony 

 with steam tackle, it is possible to plow 

 practically every day in the year — sum- 

 mer and winter. 



This is an ideal method of fitting the 

 land for a dry-farm crop, but unfortu- 

 nately the initial expense of the outfit — 

 $22,500 — puts it beyond the reach of the 

 ordinary farmer. But a cooperative so- 

 ciety of dry-farmers might easily com- 

 bine and purchase such tackle. Treated 

 with care these engines will give equal 

 satisfaction at the end of five, ten, or 

 even twenty years of constant service. 

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