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Dry farming methods in New Mexico shown effective
J F Reeves of Newman New Mexico advocates dry farming in the southwest backed by experiments on his ranch. He reports successful yields of watermelons cantaloupes maize sorghum and cotton with careful deep tillage row orientation north south soil moisture management and regular cultivating to cool soil and raise moisture between showers. He plans crops including milo maize kafir corn cane watermelons and alfalfa while noting past results of cane hay and turnips.
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J. F. Reeves
Newman
New Mexico
Reeves
Campbell School of
el Paso
Paso Herald