Show definition OF DRY FARMING principal things thing are water con erv atlon drought resistant crops crop ind and system of rotation notation iry dry farming fanning simply means good farming there thiera Is id no place in fit the united states where here crops are arc vot dot reduced to some extent every year on account of an all insufficient supply 0 ol 01 water ater the principal things filings then in ili dry farming farin tug are water ater conservation the proper selection of drought resistant crops end and a lse system of crop rotation large proportion ot of the land devoted to forage and fred feed crops with ith a sufficient number of animals to Cull mullie all the cheap roughage produced on oil the arm in controlling the okater bater supply tile the first thing to do Is to get the water titer into tins the ground and then thell prevent per colitt lou and evaporation tile the soil ill absorb water ater more rapidly and hold a greater quantity if it Is prop erly title tilled hence irence fall plowing ot of the land it 1 it does not blow la Is adai advisable the plowing should be deep and thorough since organic matter will hold much morn more water than an all equal volume vo illine of soil particles the addition of vegetable li matter lutter Is very important after the water nater la Is in ili the soil much of the evaporation can call bo be prevented by frequent Ire quent anil and shallow cultivation an ali ende endeavor asor should be made to keep the loose soil mulch but not a dust blanket ay as it la is frequently called dry farming fanning consists of first tilling so that the watt water voll bo be absorbed by the soil second a good selection of drought crops and hal the hie proper utilization or of tho the crops there here have been several good bulletins published on tills this subject must of these theau bulletins can call be secured free of charge by writing to the different stations mentioned below bulletin Hullet ln no utah experiment station logan utah bulletin no 61 new mexico experiment station agricultural college new Al mexico exico Alon montana tana experiment station Bt atlon bozeman munt united states department of agriculture washington E C |