Show i is PREPARE FOR SPRING GRAINS disking before plowing prevent un necessary loes of Molt ture and surface in reply to the following query would you advise seeding who oats and flax on ground that product crops last season on spring or would it be better to plow the ground this spring and prepare a good seed bed the eod la not yet corn plemely rotted the farmer and breeder makes this reply we believe our correspondent should disk his ground just as early in the spring as possible then plow and harrow it and if necessary give it an additional disking before seeding time disking before plowing Is desirable for two reasons especially in the region ot our correspondent first because early disking prevent unnecessary loss of moisture and second because it loosens the surface soil and thus makes it possible to secure a closer contact between the top of the furrow slice and the bottom of the furrow at time of plowing thia close connection is very important in the case of fall plowed land the soli settles down and becomes compact during the winter season so that by spring good capillary connection between the furrow slice and the bottom of the furrow may be secured where ground Is spring plowed the connection Is apt to be too loose for the watt to rise from the subsoil up into the furrow slice early in the season ahei it may be very much needed tor the sprouting of the seed and the early growth of the crop loosening the surface before plowing by means 0 disking however partly overcome this objection to spring plowing and disking subsequent to the plowing firms the eoa and makes it fine and mellow in preparation for the seed sowing wheat oats or flax on land that produced small grains last year without plowing 1 seldom if ever to be recommended in any section of the country |