DIFFERENT HANDLING OF SOILS 



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This specimen of loamy soil does not reveal either of the character- 

 istics of the clay or the sand but does show a combination of the two in 

 such form as to make, this soil readily tillable. 



Observe in this plowing the absence of large clods and the same granular 

 tpearance that is plainly noticeable in the illustration above. 



appearance 



land tilled in such a way as to conserve moisture will 

 stand drouth much better than coarser grained soils. 



Fall plowing of clay soils in climates where the ground 

 freezes deep enough to separate the soil particles is 

 becoming more generally practiced. The reason is that 



