. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. i6 BTGGLE KERRY ROOK MAKING A ];e(;inxix(; 17 Plowing.—Never work soil when it is very wet and sticky ; wait until it dries into crumbly, workable condition. Early spring is the usual time to plow, although fall-plowing often has advantages when the ground is soddy or badly infested with wire worms, cut-. AS UKKH AS YOU ITCH worms, grubs, etc. How deep to plow ? As deep as you can without bring- inu- uu much of the ""^'' "'-"-'' ''^ plow? as ukkh . 111^ up
. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. i6 BTGGLE KERRY ROOK MAKING A ];e(;inxix(; 17 Plowing.—Never work soil when it is very wet and sticky ; wait until it dries into crumbly, workable condition. Early spring is the usual time to plow, although fall-plowing often has advantages when the ground is soddy or badly infested with wire worms, cut-. AS UKKH AS YOU ITCH worms, grubs, etc. How deep to plow ? As deep as you can without bring- inu- uu much of the ""^'' "'-"-'' ''^ plow? as ukkh . 111^ up 111 lie 11 Ui llIC ^^^ WITHOUT BRIN(;iNG UP M subsoil. SUBSOIL HARROWiXfJ.—Follow the ])low with the harrow as soon as possible in the spring. Do a thorough job—lengthwise, crosswise and diagonally, until the ground is as mellow as an ash heap. The spike- tooth, spring-tooth, disc and Acme harrows are all good,—the latter being especially valuable as a smoothing harrow. Rolling or Floatinc^.—After harrowing, it is often advisable to roll or "float" (smooth) the ground with some kind of a roller or plank-drag. This operation crushes lumps and packs down the soil, but should be followed by a smoothing harrow- that will loosen the surface. Then the field should be in excellent condition for marking and planting. Makkincj the (jRoi'Ni).—Many growers plant with a line stretched across the patch and moved into place for the next row ; this insures absolutely straight rows, for which I have a great liking, but is not well adapted to very large fields. On large areas, it is very convenient and time-saving to mnrk out the entire field in advance of planting. For this purpose there are several styles of home-made markers, one pulled ])y horse power, and another kind drawn backward by hand. Hv making a few changes, these markers are easily adjusted to any width of row desired. If deep markings are wanted—that is, if a man wants furrows instead of mere guide marks -
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