Show deep of alic suit in preparing land for a crop we plough and harrow il lining alio llio sur fica soil to secure a seed bed the crop a good start Is not the future growth of alic crop just as important as the start and can a successful growth bo unac a equal attention be given to alio antiro body of the cultivated soil which is to be occupied by tho roots including to conlo omchit alie subsoil no matter how well alic seed bed may be prepared and how good n start bo given the plant if the rest of the ground is in poor condition the crop must necessarily are probably few far nicra alio have not biad more or leas of the kind where aliu crop started well which it can only do willi a good seed bed and yet fa bcd to realize expectations without auy satisfactory reason to account for it sometimes the failure is laid to drought or excessive wet but seldom to the true cause the condition of alic soil below the surface reason ai mull as experience shows that nt biily the surface soil but the around throughout needs to be fined there am various ways of doing alii i dinong which the fallow is the best AS it allows of a more complete lion of iho coil or the land amy bo sloughed ploughed hed ill alio fall no as to gel the of the frost tho exposed position I 1 am speaking of soil having a preponderance of clay ami drainage for good work where tho necessary drainage is lacking under draining must bo resorted to in spring soon as alio llio ground is dry enough cultivate and thoroughly and harrow well using alic roller and oilier implement if needed until iho upper portion of the boil is well then turn ahi body of pulverized soil under and alvo tho same treatment to alic soil brought 11 p many would think it A pity to turn down such inc soil and consider alic work required upon it as lost they do not consider eliat h but little room in the allow sli seed bed for alio llio roots that sustenance and growth must bo derived mainly from tin soil bolo wand that it aliis ot a good depth the roots will occupy it and thus accuro a largo feeding opico reasonably safe against drought little by wet weather and requiring less manure than ordinary ciu turc this advantage in fertility than pays for tho extra labor in the crop that follows the benefit to alio next years crop and indefinitely if alio same treatment is continued which is not now in tho improved mechanical condition of the soil soil i niada bad by bad treatment and in this condition il ia very apt to remain so getting worse it its fertility is allowed to diminish wet sloughing ploughing hing and culture aiu the nitin causo such was aliu caso with lindin central new york before iho introduction of tins dairy ky alic ue of manuro anil the growing of od the land obtained rest aad gut alio benefit of disintegrating matter which was diac to somo extent further contributed to improvement where pulverization of tho soil was added tho land reached its highest degree of productiveness and profit this prepared it to withstand iho dry weather and heavy rains better anil to prevent iho lifting of tho frost while it aliu full of tho maduro tins iacre and extension of tho roots particularly downward also resulted which prevented from washing perhaps in alio casoff unusually heavy rains long continued this is the soil to have and to such condition almac nil our clay soil can bo brought our laud is crying for more mechanical work done in tho proper way deep pulverization and sub soiling fortunately there is no lick af pf implements adapted to the work aut unless tho naces ary care is as to tho timo af working tho land and iho condition of tho soil when worked iho effort at mechanical improvement pro will bo of avail and may even bo hurtful to the land ecru mechanical work will not properly reduce agardh lumpy soil without the aid of the elements frost heat anil moisture to disintegrate and soften it as without this lumps will b ro only to smaller jumps favor tho admission of dry air in u ill ought causing the plant to wither and it tho drought is severe to perish whereas if iho soil is mellow tha roots of the plant closely thus favoring tho absorption of plant food as well ns of iho boota beyond the reach of the drought only in this way can n full growth bo obtained aud the bucat and dry weather and td withstood suit |