146 THE BUSINESS OF FAEMING 



best service from the soil in growing crops we 

 must give it intensive tillage before planting the 

 seed. 



The soil should be subjected to this process of 

 preparation within a few hours after it is plowed, 

 for the sooner it is thoroughly prepared for the 

 seed bed the better, as it is then put into condi- 

 tion for the conservation of moisture, and the soil 

 is in its best condition for pulverizing and work- 

 ing up to the best seed bed. 



Where failures have been made in plowing un- 

 der heavy crops for green manuring purposes, it 

 has invariably been due to the fact that the green 

 crops were not properly plowed under as to depth 

 and covering with soil, and the soil was not suf- 

 ficiently packed with the roller or drag after plow- 

 ing. 



If the farmer would, in the various processes 

 of crop growing, be as careful as the manufacturer 

 is in his various processes of manufacturing his 

 products, so as to get the best finished product, 

 he would make a better success of farming. Both 

 farmer and manufacturer must give important 

 consideration as to cost, yet the value of the fin- 

 ished product must always be kept in view, and 

 it must not be sacrificed for cost. Therefore, any 

 process that will obtain a better and greater quan- 

 tity of the finished product must be installed upon 

 the farm as well as in the manufacturing plant. 



If the proper development of plants needs a 

 better seed bed of thoroughly pulverized drained 

 soil, full of organic matter so that it becomes a 

 favorable environment for ventilation, heat, mois- 

 ture, soil bacteria and the other essentials of plant 



