410 DRY-FARMING 
came during the very dry year of 1894 and during the 
somewhat dry year of 1900. Some of the largest 
yields were obtained in seasons when the rainfall was 
only near the average. Asa record showing that the 
year of drouth need not be feared when dry-farming 
is done right, this table is of v ry high interest. It 
may be noted, incidentally, that throughout the whole 
period wheat following a fallow always yielded 
higher than wheat following the stubble. For the 
nineteen years, the difference was as 32.4 bushels is 
to 20.5 bushels. 
The Motherwell farm 
In the last column of the table are shown theannual 
yields of wheat obtained on the farm of Commissioner 
Motherwell of the province of Saskatchewan. This 
private farm is located some twenty-five miles away 
from Indian Head, and the rainfall records of the ex- 
perimental farm are, therefore, only approximately 
accurate for the Motherwell farm. The results on this 
farm may well be compared to the Barnes results of 
Utah, since they were obtained on a private farm. 
During the period of nineteen years good crops were 
invariably obtained; even during the very dry. year 
of 1894, a yield of twenty-four bushels of wheat to the 
acre was obtained. Curiously enough; the lowest 
yields of fifteen and sixteen bushels to the acre were 
obtained in 1907 and 1908 when the precipitation was 
