Soil culture and modern farm methods . If the porous condition is eight or nine inchesdeep, it will take care of two or three inches of rainfall, but if it isshallow, as soon as the porous stratum is filled, the surplus is , the necessity of at all times maintaining a depth and porous condition of the soil that is conducive to rapid absorption. Morefailures are due to shallow plowing than any other cause, Sub-Soiling The subsoil plow is invaluable if the condition of the soil requiresit, and the implement is of the right type. If the subsoil is porous,it is of no special benefit, but
Soil culture and modern farm methods . If the porous condition is eight or nine inchesdeep, it will take care of two or three inches of rainfall, but if it isshallow, as soon as the porous stratum is filled, the surplus is , the necessity of at all times maintaining a depth and porous condition of the soil that is conducive to rapid absorption. Morefailures are due to shallow plowing than any other cause, Sub-Soiling The subsoil plow is invaluable if the condition of the soil requiresit, and the implement is of the right type. If the subsoil is porous,it is of no special benefit, but if a hard-pan exists, or the ground belowthe reach of the ordinary plow is so hard that it does not absorb waterreadily, it is of great assistance in storingwater. In fact it practically solves the problemof storing water in dry sections. The implement is not intended to bringthe subsoil to the surface but simply to cuta gash in the hard-pan, permitting theentrance of air and water. If the pointof the plow is large, and the ground is. The Taylor Subsoil Plow .. This Implement Solves the Problem of Storing Water andBreaking Up a Hard-Pan hard, it forms air spaces which prevent capillary attraction, hence,the only safe subsoil plow to use is one with a thin blade and very smallpoint. The point should not be more than an inch in thickness. Thesmall point forms a reservoir for water and from it the water naturallyspreads outward and obeying the law of capillary attraction, it movesupward followed by air. Air and water acting in that way mellowsthe soil, thereby destroying a hard-pan or any extreme compactnessof the ground that may exist. The blade or cutter should not exceedone-half inch in thickness. Such a plow can be drawn by two horses,cutting a gash ten or twelve inches below the bottom of the gangs can be equipped with a subsoil attachment, placing oneon each alternate plow. In sections of the country where the weatheris cold during the winter months, late plow
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