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spring. But if leavoR are not very numerous the}^ are 

 allowed to remain. Finally, a furrow is plowed close 

 fceside each iu\\- on one side only as in the illustration, 



Method of Ridging in Fall and Spring. 



and in such a way that the ridge is left facing the south. 

 That is to say, the furrow is made on the sunny side of 

 the row, the idea being that the exposure brings out 

 the frost more quickly in the spring. 



