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AGEICULTTJRE IN THE SEMIAEID GREAT PLAINS. 



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Manure, application in the semiarid region 36-37 



Millet, cultivation in the semiarid region 33 



Milo, cultivation in the semiarid region 24, 32, 33 



Mistakes of settlers in new countries 8, 11, 20-22, 24, 27, 39-40 



Moisture, conservation the vital problem of the semiarid region 13, 19, 24-31 



Mulberry, Russian, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Mulch, surface, preparation in the semiarid region 28 



Nebraska, moisture conditions relative to native plant growth. 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 23, 32, 34 



North Dakota, moisture conditions relative to native plant growth 11, 14 



North Platte River, annual discharge in acre-inches for basin 18 



Oats, cultivation in the semiarid region 24, 32, 33 



Olive, Russian, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Orange, Osage, planting in the semiarid region 38 



Packing, subsurface, purpose in the semiarid region 28-29 



Pasturage, area required per animal in the semiarid region 34, 35 



Pines, kinds recommended for planting in the semiarid region 38 



Plant growth. See Growth, plant. 



Plants, natural requirements for proper development 11 



Plums, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Potatoes, cultivation in the semiarid region 35, 36, 37 



Poultry in the semiarid region 35 



Practices, farm. See Management, farm. 

 Precipitation. See Rainfall. 



Prices, relation to agriculture in the semiarid region 10, 24, 25 



Prosperity, explanation of advance, in the semiarid region 10 



Railroads, factors in promoting settlement of lands 22 



Rainfall, fallacy of belief that it follows the plow 8, 11, 20 



relation to crops in the semiarid region 10-13, 17-18, 25, 26-27 



Republican River, annual discharge in acre-inches for basin 17 



Resettlement of the semiarid region, methods of promotion 21-22 



Rotation, crop, application to the semiarid region 35-36 



Russell, Thomas, experiments on wind velocity and evaporation 16 



Rye, cultivation in the semiarid region 36 



Semiarid, definition of term 11 



extent of region 10-11 



Settlement, semiarid region, factors 9-10, 20-22, 31, 32 



Soil, natural factor of agriculture 7, 8, 9, 18-19 



Sorghum, cultivation in the semiarid region 22, 24, 32, 33, 36, 37 



Speculators, land, practices in the semiarid region 20, 21, 22, 24, 40 



Spelt. See Emmer. 



Stability, climatic, natural factors in the semiarid region 9 



Stations, experiment, factors in promoting settlement of lands 22, 31, 32 



Stock, live, adaptability of the semiarid region 9, 10, 20, 24, 34, 35, 37, 38 



Strawberries, cultivation in the semiarid region 38 



Texas, moisture conditions relative to native plant growth 11, 14, 16 



Thatcher, R. W., on the relative value of winter and summer rains 13 



Tillage, improved methods in the Great Plains region 21-22, 25-31 



Topography, factor determining native flora 9 



Trees, cultivation in semiarid region 38 



Unit, farm, in the semiarid region 34 



Utah, moisture conditions rel'ative to plant growth 14 



Vegetation, native, determining factors in the Great Plains region 9 



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