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ARID AGEICULTUEE. 



FBEFABA- 



TioN or 



SOXL. 



Wheat succeeds mucli better in a well com- 

 pacted soil. Fall plowing or early spring plow- 



Turkey Red. Red Cross. 



Plate XXIX. Winter Wheats. Dry Grown, 



New Castle, Wyo. 



ing will usually give best results. Under irri- 

 gation deep plowing is not so necessary or advis- 

 able as it is for other crops. The land should be 

 harrowed to form a good seed bed and save 

 moisture. 



VARIETIES 

 OF WHEAT 



There are a large number of varieties of 

 spring wheat which may be successfully grown 

 in the West. In Utah, eastern Oregon, Wash- 

 ington and in the Southwest, the square 

 head wheats or club wheats are grown because 



