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DIGGING AND PLOWING 
W HERE the garden is larger than 30 x 50 ft. it saves 
time to have it plowed. But plowing never does the 
work as thoroughly and as well as digging, since few 
plows go deeper than six inches, whereas spading generally 
turns over ten or twelve inches. Since the top-layer 
fertility of any soil is apt to be impaired by crops it may 
have supported previously, deep spading or plowing gener- 
ally brings to the surface virgin soil of greater fertility. 
Deeply dug or plowed soil retains the moisture longest. 
In western states, where dry weather rules during the 
greater part of the summer, they use sub-soil plows that 
go beyond the six-inch limit, stir up the soil to its full 
depth, and serve as a crop insurance against dry spells. 
Dig deeply! It will bring to the surface hitherto un- 
touched plant food. It will break up tenacious clay soils 
and improve sandy loams by giving the air free access. 
It will guarantee bigger crops of better vegetables, no 
matter where you live or what your soil. 
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