PLOWING. 



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obviating this difficulty largely, and I am now using these steel 

 plows exclusively. 



Q. Given the best plow for the work and a soil of usual depth, 



what is the depth and width of a furrow you make with the plow you 

 now use ? 



A, I first square up the field, and mark out with four poles a 

 straight line ; the first and second furrows are plowed very lightly; 

 the third furrow is run a little deeper, and the fourth is ran the depth 



