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after the winter wheat crop is removed is of very great 

 importance; as we have repeatedly said, it is of two-fold 

 value, as it prevents the loss by evaporation of any moist- 

 ure in the soil, and puts the surface in the best possible 



Germination of Wheat in Soil Properly Fitted and in Loose Soil. 



condition for the rapid percolation of later rain waters. 

 The plowing may be done a little later, and to get the best 

 results a good depth of plowing is necessary, and then the 

 plow should be followed with the sub-surface packer. Mark 

 you, we are after a condition that will not only enable us 

 to get the best possible results, but prevents any damage 

 by drouth and assures gdod crops annually, which means 



