. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. SOILS : THEIE NATURE AND TEEATMENT. 43 ience and the saving of distance, he may plough, in the first place, around the central line b e, by turning from left to right, and then plough the remaindet of the interval by turning from right to left. Fig. 21, These are matters of detail, somewhat difficult, perhaps, to be described clearly, but so simple in themselves, that they need only be seen in the field to be thoroughly understood. Subsoil Ploughing. — Loosening the subsoil by a plough, without turning Fig. 22,. it, has been strongly recommend
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. SOILS : THEIE NATURE AND TEEATMENT. 43 ience and the saving of distance, he may plough, in the first place, around the central line b e, by turning from left to right, and then plough the remaindet of the interval by turning from right to left. Fig. 21, These are matters of detail, somewhat difficult, perhaps, to be described clearly, but so simple in themselves, that they need only be seen in the field to be thoroughly understood. Subsoil Ploughing. — Loosening the subsoil by a plough, without turning Fig. 22,. it, has been strongly recommended, of late years, as a great improvement in tillage. A heavy plough is first run along the field some six or eight inches deep, and a subsoil plough (see Fig. 22) follows in the bottom of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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