This book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing grain in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome. Containing information on the methods of growing a variety of different types of grain crop, this detailed handbook is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the techniques of the agricultural industry. Contents include: "Farming", "Growing Grain Crops In Dry Areas", "Growing Wheat, Winter And Spring", "Growing Rye, Winter And Spring", "Growing Flax". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on farming.