Show SEEDS ON DRY FARMS producer must understand his business to succeed if person Is going to cater to CUR cue tomer in semi semiarid arid arld section sections he must pay strict attention to desired varieties dy by DR DIL F B S haigis IlAn RIS all practices in dry farming focus around tho the ono one idea of baying saving tho the moisture this la is dono done in two gen I 1 faral M I 1 ways first by preventing pro lose losis as near us possible anft second by being tho the limited supply which Is art ent as economically as possible in lu regions of small rainfall all tho the factors entering into the pro of crops must be ar fp fo ora blo as possible if profitable yield yields are to be obtained dry farm crops ore re growing under the stress caused by a lack of w water ater and it other things in their environment aro are not favorable Is difficult for thorn them to ma turn properly by supplying their needs in other respects they can in part overcome the handicap causon by the scarcity of water only 0 aly certain kinds of crops can withstand witha tand tho the withering hand of drouth some are by their very na turo ture suited to grow in humid climates and they could not withstand tho the dry conditions encountered in ar arid id regions for a single day their leaf area and structure turo aro are such that all the moisture mols turo would very soon bo be lost from the plant itself other plants are so arranged that they can retain much of their water even under very dry conditions their amount of evaporating surface Is small in proportion to root area thus tho the leaves can be supplied with water as fast as it Is lost and the plant itself Is to not in danger of being withered tho the water illy Is at one extreme and tho cactus at the other all tho the cultivated plants lie between some of the crop plants are decided in their preference for a wet environment while others can endure drouth with ease most of them are intermediate in their needs some of the cereals like wheat and barley produce well even when the water supply Is not all that could be desired de alred on the other hand timothy redtop alsike clover and a number of similar crops do not do well it if kept too dry for tho the hotter arid regions the various sorghums have been found to bo be good crops in cooler climatee cli matea potatoes and peas often do well alfalfa Is sometimes a good crop especially in the production of seed taken for most climates however wheat Is king of all the dry tann farm crops there aro are a number of varieties of this crop which are good drouth re resl sisters after deciding what crops to raisa raise on the che dry farm the next question Is to get varieties which are suitable for arid conditions it Is here that the seed producer must understand his business it if he is to be successful on the dry farm it is not enough that seed wheat be tree free from weeds and und disease but it must also be of tho varieties which are capable of thriving in dry weather it if the saed is being raised under arid conditions and bold sold for planting under wet conditions tho the variety is not so important except in so far as it affects the original yield on the other hand it if a person is going to cater to customer customers with dry farms he hutst pay strict attention to varieties it he desires t to build up a reputation tor wheat of f the winter cheats turkey red hal ha given almost universal satisfaction it has some bad features but these are more than compensated for by its many desirable qualities of cours course the best varieties must bo be determined for each set of conditions cat 1 aside prejudice and raise a few mules and vatch tho money coming in |