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There are almost as many different kinds of soils in the 

 South as there are varieties of vegetables grown. Some 

 soils are suited to certain crops, and entirely unsuited' to 

 others. I shall endeavor to advise, as each crop is taken 

 up, what class of soil is best adapted to that particular 

 crop. In a general way, however, I will say while on 

 this subject, that for nearly all crops of vegetables it will 

 be found highly profitable to have a deep rich soil, well 

 supplied always with an abundance of vegetable matter. 

 I can not lay too much stress on the subject of soil fertil- 

 ity. The ground should be the farmer's bank, and he can 

 rest assured that no bank will pay him such interest on 

 judicious deposits. There is no truer saying than "Feed 

 the soil and it will feed you." It may be said of clay 

 soils that they should be broken deeply, and subsoiled; 

 and should be turned deeper each year, but care should 

 be taken not to turn deeply at first. In fact no soil, how- 

 ever sandy, should be turned deeply at first. The first 

 turning should not be over four inches, and the depth 

 might increase yearly by one inch, until a depth of six or 

 seven inches is reached. 



SOIL EENOVATOKS. 



This is a subject of vital importance to every tiller of 

 the soil, for no matter what crop he grows, Vegetable mat- 

 ter or humus must be supplied in all soils to maintain far- 



