Show ally tillage promotes growth it is often claimed hint to a very great extent tillage may bo made to tako alio place of fertilizers while this kiy be considered nn abc case is no doubt chit tillage is highly beneficial it would not be well to uso less manure but if connection alio use of manures more thorough tillage practiced practised alic yield of alic load crops would unquestionably bo largely increased this subject is now of special interest alio character of the seed to beusch was determined long ngo and alic fertilizers already been applied all eliat remains lobe done is to cultivate and liar vest alic crop if now by tillage a considerable sid erable increase in the yield can bo secured it will add to of the cultivator that tillage docs increase abc yield 0 crops can be no question the fid lias been proved by a great number of practical tests but for alic benefit bt our younger readers it may bo well to point out how it is possible tor cultivation to make plants productive plants are formed from substances obtained from aliu air and alic soil alic materials which enter into alio of plants aio of two commonly called and inorganic alic organic mailer isoble from the air though a dodion of it is taken from alic land the inorganic materials are obtained from the soil of classes of material may bo applied to alio land and fmc useful to crops in alio form of manures or fertilizers no excess in the supply of one class of materials can compensate for a deficiency ill alio of the other class bisot only must bo an abundant quantity of these materials within reach of the plants but they must be in a condition to bi readily they must be made very fine so as to be readily soluble in water in order that tho moisture aiom dews and showers may dissolve them and thus fit them for the immediate use of plants in soils plants aro moro liec 1 to sulter from alio want of alio inorganic than from a deficiency of alio organic materials all soils of anything like ordin ordinary iry fertility contain largo quantities ot tho inorganic elements of plants to supply alic wants of chops for an indefinite period hut elements aio closely locked in alic soil and only a very small quantity becomes at any ono time alio forces of nature by means of the frost and sunshine and storm arc constantly t work selling elements free but on land balong been cultivated and aiom the of tho have been removed their action is too blow to supply the glowing crops but tillage hillens his lens alio liberation of ti liing elements which are locked in soil and also enables alio land to absorb lirgg quantities of fertilizing gases from the air hence it hastens ha the growth of plants and lliam more productive thin aliey otherwise would bo aiming iming tho next few weeks farmers will hivo h ivo opportunity to test the 0 in promoting tho growth and increasing the yield of heir croan that nn increased yield if obtained by method of cultivation ti will increase in creaso tho profits of alic crop is evident frequent and thorough culture is aliat alic growing plants now nothing also can bitone for lack of this and in no other way can aliu crop bo so cheaply quickly and certainly improved iv i exam |