to be starved or drowned in wet weather, and to be 

 scorched or withered in dry. 



We shall now proceed to give a general view of the 

 advantages of deep ploughing, a practice which cannot 

 be too frequently recommended' 



ADVANTAGES OF DEEP PLOUGHING. 



I. Bringing up of new mould is peculiarly favourable 

 to clover, turnips, and potatoes , and indeed, without that 

 advantage, these crops must diminish in quantity, quali- 

 ty, and value. 2> Deep ploughing is of infinite conse- 

 quence, not only by furnishing more pasture to the 

 roots of the plants, but above all, by preventing the in- 

 jurious consequences of either too wet or too dry a sea- 

 son. If the season is wet, there is a greater depth of 

 soil for absorbing the moisture, so that the plants are not 

 likely to have their roots immersed in water ; and in a 

 dry season, it is still more useful, for in the lower part 

 of the cultivated soil, there is a reservoir of moisture, 

 which is brought up to the roots of the plants by the 

 evaporation which the heat of the sun occasions. 3. By 

 deep ploughing, also, the ground may be more effectual- 

 ly cleared of roots and weeds of every description : at the 

 same time, where they abound, it is a good rule, not to 

 bury them by the first ploughing, otherwise it becomes 

 difficult afterwards to clean the land : But after the land 

 is cleaned, it is then proper to raise fresh mould, to in- 

 corporate with the manure to be afterwards applied. 

 4. An intelligent farmer, after pointing out that deep 

 ploughing increases the staple of the soil, keeps the roots 

 of the corn from being injured by wetness, and also 

 enables the crop longer to resist drought, adds : " / bow- 



