Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall
Scientific Methods for Soil Moisture Conservation in Arid and Semiarid RegionsBy John Andreas Widtsoe
Length8h 35m
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John Andreas Widtsoe's *Dry-Farming: A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall* is both a scientific treatise and a practical manual for cultivating land where dependable moisture is scarce. Drawing on soil science, climatology, and agronomic experiment, Widtsoe explains how precipitation can be conserved and made available to crops through fallowing, deep and timely tillage, weed control, suitable crop selection, and the careful management of soil structure. Its clear, systematic prose reflects the Progressive Era's faith in applied science, while its attention to regional adaptation places it within the early twentieth-century development of American agricultural extension and arid-land studies. The work is notable for treating dry farming not as a desperate substitute for irrigation, but as a coherent agricultural system governed by ecological principles. A leading agronomist and educator associated with Utah and the agricultural development of the Intermountain West, Widtsoe wrote from direct experience of the opportunities and limits presented by semiarid environments. His scholarship addressed the practical problems confronting settlers, farmers, and policymakers who sought productive agriculture beyond regions supported by reliable rainfall or extensive irrigation. That combination of experimental knowledge, institutional engagement, and concern for rural livelihoods gives the book its unusually balanced character: it is technically informed without losing sight of the farmer's daily decisions. This volume is recommended to readers interested in agricultural history, environmental adaptation, soil management, and the intellectual formation of modern dryland farming. It remains valuable both as a historical document and as an eloquent account of sustainable thinking before that vocabulary became commonplace. Students, researchers, and practitioners will find in Widtsoe's careful observations a revealing foundation for understanding how agriculture responds to climatic constraint.
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GenreScience and Nature
Length8 hrs 35 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life of the Bee (Annotated)
12CHAPTER IX
2TO
13CHAPTER X
3PREFACE
14CHAPTER XI
4CHAPTER I
15THE SORGHUMS
5CHAPTER II
16CHAPTER XIII
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6CHAPTER III
17CHAPTER XV
7CHAPTER IV
18CHAPTER XVI
8CHAPTER V
19CHAPTER XVII
9CHAPTER VI
20CHAPTER XX
10CHAPTER VII
21CHAPTER XIX
11CHAPTER VIII
22CHAPTER XVIII
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