Posted by CNKS on May 16, 2012 at 17:30:29 from (216.144.104.128):
In Reply to: Yeppie! It Runs! posted by Allan In NE on May 16, 2012 at 09:04:28:
Fallow is a common practice in the Plains states. We do not get enough rainfall to continuous crop dryland. The most common is wheat fallow wheat. Planted in Sept, harvested in mid-June or later depending on how far north, left fallow until the following Sept. A more efficient system is wheat followed by a 10-11 month fallow period, followed by corn or grain sorghum followed by another 11 month period then back to wheat. Allows 2 crops in 3 years instead of 1 crop in 2 years. Average ppt in SW KS where I live is 18 inches, last year we got about 11.5, record is about 36 inches, the most I have ever seen in 40 years is 26. 18 or less is common. Soil holds 2 inches per ft of depth or 12 inches in a 6 ft profile. So fallow is used to store water, usually rain is less than 25% efficient. Some irrigated farmers, in order to save irrigation water will plant corn, then double crop wheat, the wait 10-11 months and plant corn again. As far as agriculture goes, the Plains states are a different part or the world. Fertile deep soil, but little rainfall.
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