. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 19. Distribution of Apple-Tree Roots the rows far enough to be disturbed by the plow or culti-vator ? In cultivating between corn rows, for example, ifyou find that you are disturbing fine roots, you may besure that you are breaking off millions of root hairs fromeach plant, and hence are doing harm rather than 20 shows how the roots from one corn row intertangle 30 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS with those of another. You see at a glance how many ofthese roots would be destroyed by deep cultivation. Stir-ring the upper inch of soil when the plants are we
. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 19. Distribution of Apple-Tree Roots the rows far enough to be disturbed by the plow or culti-vator ? In cultivating between corn rows, for example, ifyou find that you are disturbing fine roots, you may besure that you are breaking off millions of root hairs fromeach plant, and hence are doing harm rather than 20 shows how the roots from one corn row intertangle 30 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS with those of another. You see at a glance how many ofthese roots would be destroyed by deep cultivation. Stir-ring the upper inch of soil when the plants are well grown. Fig. 20. Corn Roots reach fromRow to Row answers the ends of tillage anddoes no injury to the roots. A deep soil is much better thana shallow soil, as its depth makesit just so much easier for the rootsto seek deep food. Fig. 21 illus-trates well how far down into thesoil the alfalfa roots go. EXERCISE
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