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Blentifuln except in the riçer val.leys and. on Tr¡rtle Ulorrntain,
and' soil cultivatlon req.u:lres. the applicaüi-on of speeiala.ürg3*i.i-esr
farnÌ.ag techniques. fhere are some yea:ierhowever, when reinfatl
!s aþu&d.ant over arr of üouthern and. ceüúral ManiÈoba, whlre
Ëhere are others iu whieh S,outhwestern þiffritoba cau. properly be
eaLred, part of the rGreat *¡rerisan Desertr. The swing of the
otinatie penduru.n. about the rcriüicarr line more profounitry
affeets this area beeause of its prorini.ty to palriserrs
rfÞiangler, ond,r on. a.ecount of the n*ture Of ite soils.
On the aver&gêr there i.s lese rainfall in the Eeuthwestern
Eection than eLsewhere in n¿Ianitoba. rn the ã6 towuships of
C,ïrog Reporttng Distriet fI, (Uetlta) the average arurual raf.nfal1
(aug. oet. pltrs ÀBr. - ttlty,} , for_ühe perÍ.od, rgg{t Èo rg4å,
inclusive, is approximatery r9.46 inches.- llhiàsasem.agê.:,at iwlnnipeg
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for the eame period f.s å0.4 inehee.- TI¡-e anrerage uheat yield in
the dlstrlet qes l5.l bushele Èg the aere as againet tb.e prorr
inela}. averagÊ of L?.å buehelE.rf
açerage eenditions prevei.red. nost of the tine, thea
agnleultr¡¡nal operati.ons !n St¡uthÌEesüern. Manitoba eoqld. be urder-
teken with a neasenabl-e degree of seeurÍ.ty. Ilnfortunatel¡r for
tïre farners in the area, r.eee thsn arrerage rainfarr heE been
the experlenee for 55 years of the perioù reeord.eil, and. better than
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average in only åE years of th.e total ef 5g.-
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