Soil Moisture and Crop Production Under Dry Land Conditions in Western Canada (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Soil Moisture and Crop Production Under Dry Land Conditions in Western Canada (Classic Reprint) written by S Barnes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Soil Moisture and Crop Production Under Dry Land Conditions in Western Canada The subject matter of this bulletin deals in general with the open plains area of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and especially southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta where climatic conditions are similar to those Of Swift Current. These conditions are low rainfall, low relative humidity, and high evaporation. The cultivated land in this area has been devoted chiefly to the growing of wheat, which, owing to these climatic factors, is generally of a high quality. The cultural practices followed on the prairies of Western Canada are similar to those of other prairie countries where the climate 1s similar Wheat 1s generally raised year after year without the inclusion of another crop or the regular application of fertilizer of any kind. At frequent intervals the land is summer-fallowed, that is, cultivated for one season but not see-, ded so that weeds can be controlled and moisture conserved for the following crop The first crop following such treatment is called a summer-fallow crop, while a crop on land that produced a crop the previous season is called a stubble. Crop; these terms will be used in this bulletin. The important difference between a summer fallow crop and a stubble crop is that the former usually has more moisture available for crop production. The stubble crop is subjected to more hazardous conditions and generally returns a lower yield. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.