CHAPTER VIII. 



Cultivating and Seeding. 



To prepare worn-out land for a systematic 

 rotation of crops, plow in the spring, not more than 

 four inches deep, then roll with a hea\y roller. ///. 



Preparing for 

 Rotation. 



47. 



rorHH C'JLTIV. 



46. This will press the shallow furrow on the subsoil 

 and connect the moisture from the subsoil into the 

 furrow by what is known as capillary attraction. 

 Moisture rises from the subsoil to the surface by the 

 heat of the sun drying the surface soil and the fibre 

 of decomposed plant roots. This is called "capil- 

 lar\' attraction." 



