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Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952

"Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall"


1889 18.46 22.5 --- Volunteer+
1890 10.38 15.5 --- ---
1891 15.92 Fallow May Fall
1892 14.08 19.3 --- ---
1893 17.35 Fallow May Fall
1894 15.27 26.0 --- ---
1895 11.95 Fallow May Aug.
1896 18.42 22.0 --- ---
1897 16.74 Fallow Spring Fall
1898 16.09 26.0 --- ---
1899 17.57 Fallow May Fall
1900 11.53 23.5 --- ---
1901 16.08 Fallow Spring Fall
1902 11.41 28.9 Sept. Fall
1903 14.62 12.5 --- ---
1904 16.31 Fallow Spring Fall
1905 14.23 25.8 --- ---
+About four acres were sown on stubble.

The first plowing was given the farm in May of 1887, and, with the
exception of 1902, the land was invariably plowed in the spring.
With fall plowing the yields would undoubtedly have been better. The
first sowing was made in the fall of 1887, and fall grain was grown
during the whole period of observation. The seed sown in the fall of
1887 came up well, but was winter-killed.


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