Show progress made in dry farming county agent tells of conditions on the farms the dry farm wheat planted at manderfield last fall looks very promising for a good crop the winter wheat and barley arley L on one of the operative cooperative co operate ve farms in in the milford valley winter killed this was probably due to a lack of moisture in the soil sail for these crops were planted in land that had grown a good stand of corri corn the same year about a half of a stand of fall wheat survived on another farm and looks well al much uc I 1 ll 11 of the winter ryo rye promises yields of eight to ten bushels per acre peas beans potato cp and aad corn tire ire all up 11 nicely icely on these milford aty diy farms the pe as stand about ten inches high on ane one of these thee farms sweet clover is nearly a foot high this is of special interest from the fact that dry farms pro are in need of a legume crop to keep ut the nitrogen and humus supply in the soil if seed van can be secured from these plants it may be that our problem will soon have been solved and the rotation of crops coo Ps with its benefits may be produced oil dry farms it is hoped that benver beaver conty will soon bo be able to ranc her own bread stuff from tills this Inlet method hod of farming fanning at present a bout two thirds of the flour consumed is imported the critical test however will come later during the drier part of the season but nil all efforts are arc being made to conserve the winter and spring moisture to c irav these crops over that period H A christensen county agent |