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Show He'ping Out Scant Moisture. The best safeguard against drouth, at this time or later on, Is to keep the cultivator or harrow going. By thut stirring the surface soil the capillary tubes are broken, a mulch Is formed the depth the cultivator goes, and thuj the moisture In the soil below is prevented pre-vented from evaporating. It is amazing amaz-ing how much water can thus be re tained in the soil, compared to ground not so treated. It is important to follow fol-low this practice at once to conserve the present supplies of soil moisture Moisture during the growing period of May and June is even more important impor-tant than during July and August Crops well started can withstand a later drouth, whereas plants with a feeble start have a poor show againsl the dry time in midsummer. |
