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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



CROPS TO SOILS. 



The nature of the soil in a locality 

 should determine the type of farming. 

 Certain crops can be raised on a great 

 variety of soils. The nature of crops 

 which are most prolific on certain 

 soils is as follows: — 



Clay : 



Timothy 



Apples 



Pears 



Grapes 



Hay 



Wheat 



Oats 



Beets 



CaJbbage 



Turnips 



Clay Loam: 



Timothy 



Apples 



Pears 



Grapes 



Hay 



Wheat 



Oats 



Beets 



Cabbage 



Turnips 



Loam : 



Timothy 



Hay 



Wheat 



Oats 



Corn 



Clover 



Potatoes 



Tomatoes 



Beets 



Peas 

 Sandy : 



Timothy 



Berries 



Peas 



Radishes 



Lettuce 



and 



other 



early 



vegetables. 



Muck. 



Onions 



Celery 



Cabbage 



Cultivation — Frequent. 



Cultivation makes the soil finer and 

 deeper, allowing roots to go to a 



greater depth and thus supplying 

 more plant food. 



Brings up the moisture in spring 

 and enables the surface to drain dry 

 enough (if natural or artificial drain- 

 age is good) to allow of an early seed 

 bed. 



Increases the water holding ca- 

 pacity of soils. 



Conserves ithe summer moisture. 



Makes soils sweeter and more airy. 



Prevents growth of weeds which 

 rob soil of moisture and plant food. 



Twenty things affecting the value of 

 farm property: — 



Climate. 

 Shelter. 

 Lay of Land. 

 Colon of Soil. 

 Dampness of Soil. 

 Fences. 

 Pasture. 

 Drainage. 

 Markets. 

 Altitude. 



Appearance. 

 Depth of Produc- 

 tive Soil. 

 Texture of Soil. 

 Fields. 

 Roads. 



Water Supply. 

 Buildings. 

 Locality. 



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