. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. 122 DRY FARMING 91. Why We Till Prairie Sod.—The function of tilling prairie sod in semi-arid climates is threefold: — 1. To store and conserve moisture in the soil. 2. To kill the native vegetation, and 3. To prepare a suitable seed bed. 92. How Moisture is Stored and Conserved in New Land. —The storage and conservation of moisture is necessarv. Fig. ii.—Breaking with Tractor. No skips or misses but land too dry for a smooth job.—Courtesy Dominion Experimental Farms. before profitable crops can be raised on new land. Th
. Dry farming in western Canada. Canada. Agriculture Canada; Dry farming. 122 DRY FARMING 91. Why We Till Prairie Sod.—The function of tilling prairie sod in semi-arid climates is threefold: — 1. To store and conserve moisture in the soil. 2. To kill the native vegetation, and 3. To prepare a suitable seed bed. 92. How Moisture is Stored and Conserved in New Land. —The storage and conservation of moisture is necessarv. Fig. ii.—Breaking with Tractor. No skips or misses but land too dry for a smooth job.—Courtesy Dominion Experimental Farms. before profitable crops can be raised on new land. This is accomplished by (1) killing the native vegetation early in the growing season, (2) by preventing the "run- off", and (3) by preventing the excessive drying out of the furrow slice. All prairie land is covered with a growth of grass and other plants native to the district. These use up moist- ure in just as large quantities as weeds or domestic crops. (See Sec. 168). Most of them make their greatest. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bracken, John, 1883-. Winnipeg, Canada : The Grain Growers' Guide, Ltd.
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