Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 67 Widtsoe, John Andreas 1872 1952 Widtsoe, John A. (John Andreas) Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Edited by Charles Aldarondo "Dry-Farming: A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall" by John A. Widtsoe is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book presents an in-depth discussion on the methodologies and principles of dry-farming, particularly focusing on agricultural practices in areas that receive limited rainfall. The core topic revolves around how to cultivate crops effectively without the use of irrigation, amidst the challenges posed by the arid environments. The opening of the book introduces the concept of dry-farming, defining it as the production of crops in regions with annual rainfall of 20 inches or less. It emphasizes the necessity of understanding local soil conditions and rainfall patterns for successful crop cultivation. The author presents a historical context for dry-farming, acknowledging the significance of conserving soil moisture and adapting agricultural practices to the unique challenges of arid climates. This section sets the stage for a thorough exploration of the various principles and techniques that will be discussed in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dry farming SB Text Horticulture Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Nutrition Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 506194 506133 2024-10-02T14:39:52.934146 2023-10-03T03:53:28.756022 text/html text/html 506187 506126 2024-10-02T14:39:53.212146 2023-10-03T03:53:28.939023 text/html text/html 272262 2024-10-02T14:40:02.207127 application/epub+zip 278712 2024-10-02T14:39:57.271141 application/epub+zip 231169 2024-10-02T14:39:55.839121 application/epub+zip 583522 2024-10-02T14:40:06.105072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553963 2024-10-02T14:40:01.304131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385125 2022-09-03T04:56:17.949275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481210 481200 2024-10-02T14:39:52.498180 2023-10-03T03:53:28.468991 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 475978 2020-12-28T10:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158473 2020-12-28T10:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19130 2024-10-02T14:40:06.232072 application/rdf+xml 25236 2024-10-02T14:39:56.389146 image/jpeg 4670 2024-10-02T14:39:56.111128 image/jpeg 268138 2024-10-02T14:39:53.252172 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia