DRY-FARMING IN A NUTSHELL 



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portant in ordinary years than where the summers 

 are diy and the winters wet. Only an absolutely 

 clean fallow should be permitted. 



The fertility of dry-farm soils must be maintained. 

 Return the manure; plow under green leguminous 



Fig. 111. 



Homeward bound. Sagebrush in foreground; dry-farms in the 

 distance. 



crops occasionally and practice rotation. On fertile 

 soils plants mature with the least water. 



Sow only by the drill method. Wherever possible 

 use fall varieties of crops. Plant deeply — three or 

 four inches for grain. Plant early in the fall, espe- 

 cially if the land has been summer fallowed. Use only 

 about one half as much seed as is recommended for 

 humid-farming. 



All the ordinary crops may be grown by dry-farm- 

 ing. Secure seed that has been raised on dry-farms. 

 Look out for new varieties, especially adapted for 

 dry-farming, that may be brought in. Wlieat is 

 king in dry-farming; corn a close second. . Turkey 

 wheat promises the best. 



