TH6 JOUHNAI^ 



OF 



Tfie ©eparfmenf of ^gricuffure. 



Vol. V. Part 6. 



8th June, 1907. 



GRADING AND LEVELLINa. 



A. S. Ken yon, C.E., Engineer for Agriculture 



LIBRARY 



NEW YOIRI 



BOTANICa 



GARDEN. 



It is a trite saying that all production comes from the soil ; but it is 

 not so well recognised — at least not in practice — that with a given quality 

 of soil, production is in direct projiortion to the lahciur put into it. 



THE BUCKSCRAPER FILLING. 



CD Amongst other minor operations of cultivation, grading and levelling have 



R? not received perhaps their due amount of attention. Our shallow soils, par- 



j ticularly those of the northern areas, render the necessary operations 



CO especially delicate. In unskilled or careless hands there is considerable 



C£3 5735. L 



