THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF DRY-FARMING 21 
It is on the grounds outlined in this chapter that 
students of the subject believe that ultimately large 
areas of the ‘‘desert’’ may be reclaimed by means 
of dry-farming. The real question before the dry- 
farmer is not, ‘‘Is the rainfall sufficient ?”’ but rather, 
“Is it possible so to conserve and use the rainfall as 
to make it available for the production of profitable 
crops?” 
