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SOILS 



these improvements, there has been no radical change in 

 the tool. 



The work the modern plow should do. Now, what 

 should this modern plow, evolved from the crooked stick, 

 do for the land? How shall a man know when he has a 

 good plow, how shall he know when he is doing capital 



IDEAL PLOWING 



The soil is pulverized and all rubbish is buried. Th" right sort of seed-bed 

 can be made now with ease 



work? In the first place, the effective plow turns the 

 land ; the furrow slice is laid entirely over, or it is set up 

 well on edge. In either case, it must cover manure, trash, 

 or green crops. 



In the second place, the plow should go deep into the 



FURROW SLICES THAT ARE TOO FLAT 



While all herbage is covered, the soil is pulverized poorly. It is not so good as 



it looks 



ground. This for two reasons : deep plowing, as stated 

 heretofore, enables the soil to drink in and to hold more 

 water against the time of drought. Deep plowing gives 

 plant roots a wider pasture. 



