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spring ; consequently, it thaws quicker, and can be 

 worked earlier than when left as the previous crop was 

 taken from it. 



Some contend that on fall-plowed land the snows of 

 winter are as beneficial as an ordinary dressing of ma- 

 nure, and while I can not vouch for the truth of this, yet 

 there can be no doubt that the snow collects and brings 

 with it the gases and impurities floating in the air, which 

 may be beneficial to the soil, and can, of course, become 

 more thoroughly impregnated where the land is newly 

 plowed. 



One thing is positively certain, that land plowed in the 

 fall or early winter can be plowed again in the spring 

 earlier and easier and more free from lumps than that not 

 fall-plowed, and this with the comparative ease with 

 which it can be worked during the summer will more 

 than compensate for the time consumed in extra plowing, 

 to say nothing of t'he increase of crops brought about by 

 the land being in suitable condition for the roots to take 

 hold, and to find nourishment for the growing plant. 



