CULTIVATION. 



soils are chemically uncongenial to fegotation, an.l 

 we have sufficient evidence of the important, and 

 in many cases the absolute necessity ,,f Butnwiling 

 and under-draining. 



It is unnecessary to urge the fact tliat a -ank-i. 

 BOO of two feet is more productive than a tield >,,il 

 of six inches; and it is certain that proper attention 

 to these two modes of cultivation will in a maj..ritv 

 of cases make a garden of the field more- than douh- 

 ling its value in ease of working, increased pn.dur.-, 

 certain security against drought, an.l more even di.-tri- 

 bution of the demands on the soil while the out lav 

 will be largely repaid by an immediate in- 

 crops. 



The sub-soil will be much improved in its charac- 

 ter the first year, and a continual advancement ren- 

 ders it in time equal to the original snrt'ace->..il, and 

 extending to a depth of two feet or more. 



The sub-soil plow has come into very general use. 

 The implement has ceased to be a curiosity; and the 

 man who now objects to its use, may be classed with 

 hifn who shells his corn on a shovel over a half-bush- 

 el, instead of employing an improved machine, which 

 will enable him to do more in a day than he can do 

 in the "good old way " in a week. 



In no case will the use of the sub-soil plow !* found 

 anything but satisfactory, except in occasional in- 

 stances where there is some chemical difficulty in the 

 sub-soil, which will be overcome by a year or two 

 of exposure and even such caso are extremely rare. 



As was before stated, its use on wet lauds is not 



