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The pine land. >ou might say, does not contain anything 

 but acidity, but if you will pick pine land, with a good 

 bottom as described above, remove this acidity, as directed 

 in the chapter on preparation of land, irrigate, fertilize and 

 work it, you can raise excellent crops. I am speakinej 

 from personal experience, as my own farm is all pine land, 

 underlaid with hardpan, and not extra select pine land at 

 that, and I have raised as good vegetables as were ever 

 shipped out of Florida. Another matter that it might be 

 well to speak of here, is that in a lot of Florida pine land 

 you find spots where the hardpan is very close to the sur- 

 face, and on this class of soil it will be impossible to raise 

 any crops until you build up the top-layer. This can be done 

 in different ways : You can haul muck or hammock soil and 

 put on it or you can cover it with stable manure, putting 

 it on from two to four inches thick, and plow in, but you 

 will have to be careful not to plow deep enough to turn up 

 the hard pan. Another good method to follow is to plant the 

 land in cowpeas or velvet beans and turn them under. After 

 you gel this class of land built up, the chances are it will 

 be the best piece you have. 



ROOT KNOT. 



It might be a good idea to say a word here about this 

 disease. You will find it only on land that has been in 

 cultivation for several seasons. It is caused by a minute 

 insect which can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. 

 This insect causes small knots to form on the roots of the 

 plants, and in some cases ruins the crop, and in others it 

 keeps them from making as perfect specimens as they would 

 on land not infected with it. There are two exceptions 

 to this rule — they are carrots and crabgrass, which are 

 immune to its attack and are one of the remedies for getting 

 rid of the pest. If you will plant your land in these crops 



