SCOURING TROUBLES 



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A type of soil in which mouldboard plows were never known to scour. 

 Observe the soil sticking to the handle and the beam. . This soil is of that 

 type in which the soil particles have greater affinity for other substances. 

 Plow mouldboards covered with plaster of Paris and hog hides have been 

 known to turn this soil much more successfully than any metal. 



Sectional view of ground plowed in the above manner. The ground 

 is merely pushed to one side and the top looks as though it might have 

 been broken up with any kind of an implement. These soils offer the 

 greatest opportunity for students who are interested in soil culture. 



through, thus saving himself the necessity of cleaning 

 the bottom with a paddle. 



If none of these remedies effect a cure look very care- 

 fully at the mouldboard, particularly at the places 



