INCIDENTAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT 



is enough for their corn. As a general 

 rule, these men do not harvest very large 

 crops. Where a man cultivates ten or 

 more times, the returns are measured 

 somewhat by the number of cultivations. 

 The advantages of thorough cultivation 

 are: 



(1) Conservation of the moisture in the 

 soil. 



(2) Breaking up of the soil particles, 

 allowing entrance of air to the roots. 



(3) Fining the particles of soil, thereby 

 making possible the solution of some of 

 the elements contained in the soil. 



(4) As a direct result of the former, 

 making it possible for the soil to catch 

 and> hold more water. 



(5) Killing weeds. 



Perhaps a discussion of one point, that 

 of conservation of soil moisture, would be 

 of interest. For every pound of dry matter 

 contained in the corn plant, it requires about 

 300 pounds or more of water to form this 

 pound of dry matter. Another great factor 

 in the conservation of moisture is that of 



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