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plow. I am satisfied that the crop of beets and carrots was increased 

 at least one-third by the use of the subsoil plow. It is a matter wor- 

 thy of attention, and it is hoped our farmers will direct their atten- 

 tion to this subject. Most of our lands would be very materially im- 

 proved by the subsoil plow, and a much greater increase would be 

 realized, more than sufficient to pay for the additional labor and ex- 

 pense. The benefits do not cease with the first crop. The land is 

 in much better condition for the succeeding crop, and no one who 

 has made the experiment but has been satisfied that a fair increase of 

 crop will ordinarily be the result of the use of the subsoil plow. 



B. P. JOHNSON. 

 Rome, January J 1845. 



