A LITTLE LAND 

 AND A LIVING 



plows his land to a depth of 8 or 10 inches. The 

 subsoiling should be done in the early fall or 

 early spring. 



During drought the land should be thoroughly 

 watered once a week and every precaution taken 

 by careful drainage to prevent excessive wet. If 

 cattle are kept, the soiling system should be pur- 

 sued. 



If you have land enough you can keep one or 

 more cows, if you can find folk willing to pay an 

 extra price for milk they know to be pure and 

 fresh and from well kept cows. At times grow- 

 ers have to throw produce away. Sometimes it 

 occurs through failure to find out in advance 

 what vegetables are wanted and the probable ex- 

 tent of the demand. Such surpluses would help 

 the milk yield very much. 



If you can get land that has been in red clo- 

 ver, alfalfa, soy beans, or cow peas, for years, so 

 much the better. Bacteria on their roots draw, 

 nitrogen from the air which becomes fixed in the 

 soil. Nitrogen is the great meat maker and 

 forces a prolonged and rapid growth. 



Mr. A. Crosby, of the Bureau of Plant In- 



