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is not ready to break the land the first year it is burned 

 over. 



114. Plowing Scrub Land. — The common practice in 

 breaking scrub land is to plow about five inches deep, 

 but if the roots are large deeper breaking is necessary. 

 The best depth to plow depends on the size of the roots 

 in the ground, it being necessary to plow that depth 



Fig. 56. — Plowing and Disking Burned-ovor Scrub Land. 



which will enable the implement to turn a good furrow. 

 Under some conditions a furrow ten inches deep and 

 two feet wide is turned. 



The plowing is usually done in June and July. The 

 drier the district the earlier the land should be broken 

 and the more. moist the district the longer it may be de- 

 layed. In the more favored parts and in favorable sea- 

 sons elsewhere the land is sometimes broken early and 

 after being well worked down is sown to oats for feed. 

 Where the soil is rich and the rainfall sufficient this is 

 a good practice. In fact in some places it is considered 



