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of cultivation. The good light soils are those con- 

 taining a cdi'tain quantity of clay. 



Q. What are the advantages of good light soils ? 



A. Good light soils offerthe following advantages : 

 1o they can be more easily husbanded in all seasons. 

 2« They require less work ; 3® they are more rea- 

 dily permeated by the rain ; ¥ they require little 

 or no drainage. 



Q. What are the advantages of the good strong 

 soils or moulds ? 



A. 1® they can be easily husbanded in nearly all 

 seasons ; 2o they are re idily permeated by the rain 

 which they retain for a sufficient length of time and 

 not in a too large quantity, provided they are pro- 

 perly drained ; 3o these soils are best adapted for 

 the cultivation of most plants, and for meadow lands. 



Q. What are the inconveniences of too strong soils? 



A. The inconveniences of too strong soils are the 

 following : 1° these soils are heavy, difficult to 

 plough and to husband, and are not easily pene- 

 trated by the atmosphere, by heat or rain ; 2o when 

 once they are permeated by water, they hold it for 

 a long time and in large quantities, which often 

 causes the roots to rot ; 3o in very dry weather, they 

 split and rift, and the plants perish, in conse- 

 quence of their roots being laid bare and exposed 

 to the atmosphere or choked. 



Q. What are the inconveniences of too light soils ? 



