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reeelve mof sture to neet ühelr inereaslng need,s. .&, few good,
ralns are neeiled irr the first part of ûuIy to eounter-aet the
ereesslve heat. Á. good heavy shower wh.en tire whent rs Ë ln the
¡rilkt- will ensure a well-fil}ed kernel. Gooit harvestlng weather
is enJoyect when rainfall ls red,uceä ituring August ancl Sept**b"".E
lftth en lcleal dietrlbution of even scanty ralnfall, sofle
good yields of wheat b.ave been produeeil. in the l{e1lta âr€8.r In
1'905, , for example, a ylelel of 17.8 bushels to the, aere was proitueecl
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with only 8io2 inehes of ralnr-tror¡ I erop of aþost four
busþels better than average, resulteü f,.rgs a ralnfall of ã,.44' Inebes
bel'ow the long-ter&, avêrêg€r Ehis phenonenaL result can only be
explained by the faet ühat the rains reeelved were very tlmely. 'j
In 1915 one, of the best erops eÌrer harvested in this seetion of
nrÞntüoba;:-{aE bushels per aere), was proetr¡eect wlth only 10.â4 ln.
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of rain.-
Meagre' rainfalloaomblneil wlth, lts poor distributlonrwlll
proilusE a élscourag*ng sroB, bu of partlculqr. consern to farnners
ln S,outhwe,stern Manftoba ls the faot that often these. eond.itlons
lul11 'prevail for sETerAl yeafs ln euooessLon. åq a result,
Ethê, wealth proitueed r; the gooet years s.elts away, *En a earuer :
fs unaOSþo ¡ceeü the expense of properly eul.tlvatlng hls flelds,
so hls land rÍleterioriates and Mæccn lnfesteô wlth weed.g.
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