condition of the soil that is conducive to rapid absorption. More 

 failures are due to shallow plowing than any other cause, 



Sub-Soiling 



The subsoil plow is invaluable if the condition of the soil requires 

 it, and the implement is of the right type. If the subsoil is porous, 

 it is of no special benefit, but if a hard-pan exists, or the ground below 

 the reach of the ordinary plow is so hard that it does not absorb water 

 readily, it is of great assistance in storing 

 water. In fact it practically solves the problem 

 of storing water in dry sections. 



The implement is not intended to bring 

 the subsoil to the surface but simply to cut 

 a gash in the hard-pan, permitting the 

 entrance of air and water. If the point 

 of the plow is large, and the ground is 



The Taylor Subsoil Plow .. This Implement Solves the Problem of Storing Water and 

 Breaking Up a Hard-Pan 



hard, it forms air spaces which prevent capillary attraction, hence, 

 the only safe subsoil plow to use is one with a thin blade and very small 

 point. The point should not be more than an inch in thickness. The 

 small point forms a reservoir for water and from it the water naturally 

 spreads outward and obeying the law of capillary attraction, it moves 

 upward followed by air. Air and water acting in that way mellows 

 the soil, thereby destroying a hard-pan or any extreme compactness 

 of the ground that may exist. The blade or cutter should not exceed 

 one-half inch in thickness. Such a plow can be drawn by two horses, 

 cutting a gash ten or twelve inches below the bottom of the furrow. 

 Engine gangs can be equipped with a subsoil attachment, placing one 

 on each alternate plow. In sections of the country where the weather 

 is cold during the winter months, late plowing, leaving the surface rough 

 is very advantageous because land in that condition catches and holds 

 snow and rains much better than when it is smooth and frozen. During 

 the intervening time, however, between harvesting and late fall, the 

 surface should be kept in a condition to readily receive and retain mois- 



