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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



Implements for Working the Fallow. 



No hard -and -last rule can be laid down as to the implement to use for 

 working the fallowed land. The farmer will be guided by the condition of the 

 soil, and will use the implement likely to achieve the result in the cheapest 



way, mindful that the object of working in the early stages of fallowing is 

 to conserve the moisture rather than to prepare a seed-bed. No effort should 

 at this time be made to reduce the surface to a fine tilth, for coarse mulches 

 remain effective longer than fine ones. 



