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DIGGING AND PLOWING 



"VI7HERE the garden is larger than 30 x 50 ft. it saves 

 * time to have it plowed. But plowing never does the 

 work as thoroughly and as well as digging, since few 

 plows go deeper than six inches, whereas spading generally 

 turns over ten or twelve inches. Since the top-layer 

 fertility of any soil is apt to be impaired by crops it may 

 have supported previously, deep spading or plowing gener- 

 ally brings to the surface virgin soil of greater fertility. 

 Deeply dug or plowed soil retains the moisture longest. 

 In western states, where dry weather rules during the 

 greater part of the summer, they use sub-soil plows that 

 go beyond the six-inch limit, stir up the soil to its full 

 depth, and serve as a crop insurance against dry spells. 

 Dig deeply! It will bring to the surface hitherto un- 

 touched plant food. It will break up tenacious clay soils 

 and improve sandy loams by giving the air free access. 

 It will guarantee bigger crops of better vegetables, no 

 matter where you live or what your soil. 



