Show PASTURES FOR A DRY FARM i one of most difficult iema as littie can be done for conserva tan moisture the growing of pastures on the dry land farm Is one of its roost difficult problems this arises from the fact that but little can be done on these that will aid in conserving moisture but this will not apply to all of them equally this does not mean how ever that it Is not impossible to am prove upon the pastures furnished by nature unaided in the dry country among the pastures that may be grown on the arable farm in dry areas are winter rye grains sown tor pasture brome grass sweet clover and a mixture of alfalfa and sweet clover when more experience has been obtained in growing these it will be found that much more food can be grown from a given area than bould be obtained from the same it it were native pasture prominent among the grasses that will be grown in providing pasture Is winter rye it may be sown should this be desired as early as june when thus sown it will provide much grazing during the summer but on the condition that it Is kept down by grazing it will thus produce more or less grazing from within a few weeks of the time of sowing until the advent of winter the amount of the grazing furnished will of course be largely dependent upon the amount of the precipitation the following spring the rye will furnish much grazing this grazing will be two to three weeks earlier than grazing from any other source and it will continue through may the ground may then be summer fallowes fallowed fall owed should this be desired one fine thing about this graz ing Is that by the ludl clous use of the barrow on the grazing the moisture may be conserved much better than would be possible under other conditions in areas of scant rainfall there a time when the native grasses cease to grow this time Is usually in late july all of august and a part or all of september now something can be done to meet this condition by sowing grain to provide pasture that Is to provide pasture through the months named or at least through a part of them for such grazing spring grains will probably be the most suit able as they will grow more rapidly at such a season than winter grains these may be sown with the best ad vantage in the early season they must be kept down by grazing to prevent jointing and this will prolong the season of grazing this kind of pasture like rye has also the addan tage of permitting the use of the harrow to aid in the conservation of moisture this pasture may be plowed up in the tall and when the land Is thus plowed it Is left in a good condition for growing corn the to lowing year |