THE KEY TO 



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able locations and it is safe to say that the art of 

 dry farming is permanently established. 



The key to dry farming is the conservation 

 of moisture and making it available to the grow- 

 ing crop. All the operations of soil culture and 

 plant cultivation are carried out with the object 

 of storing moisture in the soil and making use, 

 through the crop, of all that can be saved. The 

 tillage which is carried out to perfect the use of 

 the water supply does other things which in- 

 crease fertility and favor the growth and matur- 

 ing of plants. 



DRY FARM The principle then, upon which dry farming 



METHOD AND 

 SYSTEM 



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'depends for its success is the catching, storing 

 and saving of enough moisture in the soil, to se- 

 cure a crop. The method by which this is done 

 includes some special attention to all the factors 

 of tillage, as plowing, planting, harrowing and 

 cultivating. So the dry farmer must possess and 

 use advanced information of principles and prac- 

 tice. The system which is generally carried out 

 is to conserve two years moisture for one crop. 

 By this system one-half of the land is cropped 

 each year, while the other half is summer tilled. 

 In favorable seasons, or by the use of certain 

 combinations, it is often possible to obtain two 

 crops in three seasons. ISTo doubt there are 

 drouth resistant crops which can be made to pro- 

 duce, every year, in favorable locations. After 



