14 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



2. Thereby very little loss of soil moisture. 



3. Permits a cover crop to winter on the 

 soil; stops erosion. 



The general advice for the different soils 

 is: Plough a damp or clay soil in the fall 

 and if planting is to be done on sod; other- 

 wise spring ploughing is advisable, especially 

 where a cover crop is desired or where the 

 soil is sandy. 



The question now arises, How shall the 

 ploughing be done.^* It is best to turn a fur- 

 row at least fourteen inches wide, and not 

 completely inverting the soil but having it 

 lap over a little on the preceding furrow 

 slice. It is also important that the soil 

 shall be plowed to a depth of seven inches 

 or more, or, In fact, to the subsoil. If the 

 topsoil is thinner than seven inches, then 

 it would be advisable to plough only a little 

 deeper than the topsoil. 



The plough that is used must break up these 

 slices as much as possible and leave them 

 in as good a condition for harrowing as 

 possible. Other than the above, the plough- 

 ing must leave the best straight furrows, even, 

 well broken, and all ready for the harrow. 



What kind of a plough will give these results ? 



