. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 68.—Harvesting Mangels in Manitoba. ity as a consequence and cost me double what it should have to harvest it", and still another, "I plowed my fallow early in June and it kept my teams busy all summer cultivating it to keep down the weeds; I prefer to do it later because the weeds don't grow so much and it takes less horse power and time to keep it back—I re- duce the cost of fallowing by doing it later", and an- other, "The maintenance of a mulch as a means of lessen ing evaporation does not pay unless there are weeds to be killed a1
. Dry farming in western Canada . Fig. 68.—Harvesting Mangels in Manitoba. ity as a consequence and cost me double what it should have to harvest it", and still another, "I plowed my fallow early in June and it kept my teams busy all summer cultivating it to keep down the weeds; I prefer to do it later because the weeds don't grow so much and it takes less horse power and time to keep it back—I re- duce the cost of fallowing by doing it later", and an- other, "The maintenance of a mulch as a means of lessen ing evaporation does not pay unless there are weeds to be killed a1 the same time/' 141. Defense of Fallowing.—One or more of the objec- tions mentioned may become serious faults of fallowing
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