MANURING AND FITTING 13 
The advantages of fall ploughing are: 
1. At this time of thé year the grower 
can do a better job and with less haste, 
owing to there not being so much other work 
demanding his time. 
2. It has a tendency to start the decay 
of vegetable matter in the soil. 
3. Action of frost is very beneficial in 
breaking down, and thereby fining the soil. 
4. Kills many insects. 
5. Enables the grower to start working 
on the land earlier in the spring, as the soil 
dries out more quickly. 
6. Good time of year to turn under fresh 
manure. 
7. In some cases catches and holds large 
amount of moisture. 
The disadvantages are: 
1. In certain places loss of soil by erosion. 
2. In certain places loss of plant food by 
erosion. 
3. In certain places the soil becomes too 
dry. 
Contrasted with the above are the advan- 
tages of spring ploughing: 
1. Ploughing immediately followed by har- 
rowing, then planting. 
