CHAPTER IV 

 CONCERNING THE TEXTURE OF THE SOIL 



Some soils are worked with ease, others with difficulty : 

 plows are drawn with little resistance or with much, 

 water enters freely or very slowly, plant food accumu- 

 lates in quantities to meet the needs of plants, or so slowly 



A CASE OF BAD TEXTURE 

 Even though much culture was given, the soil is left open, lumpy and coarse 



that they are starved, seed beds are prepared with much 

 labor or with a minimum of effort all these conditions 

 are governed by the texture of the soil. If you would 

 know the power behind these activities, you need to seek 

 no other than the soil particles. 



