DRY-FARMING 



The problems of dry-farming 



The dry-farmer, at the outset, should know with 

 comparative accuracy the annual rainfall over the 

 area that he intends to cultivate. He must also 



Fig. 3. Dry-farm rane in New Mexico. Note nati\-e vegetation in 

 foreground. 



have a good acciuaintance with the nature of the 

 soil, not only as regards its plant-food content, but 



