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Show SHALLOW BREAKING OF SOD Method of "Sodding In" Produces Fair Crops When There Is Sufficient Moisture. (By 3. D. TINSLEY.) Where sod Is turned less than foul Inches, the breaking may be called shallow. The simplest form of shallow shal-low breaking is what Is called "sodding "sod-ding In of a crop." In this case the sod is turned two or three inches, and Bhould lie flat. The -seed is dropped in every third or fourth furrow, and covered by the next slice of sod. Sometimes a roller is run over the ground to smooth and pack the sod. The crop is not usually cultivated. This method produces fair crops when there is sufficient moisture in amout and well distributed, but one should not be disappointed at the failure of a crop under this method. Practically it is a way of getting rid of the sod and at the same time taking chances on getting some yield from the land. The common method Is to turn the sod three or four Inches deep and then to drag it lightly with a spike-toothed spike-toothed harrow, the teeth of which are slanted back. Where the sod is thin, the shallow breaking is often worked up thoroughly thor-oughly with the disc and spike-toothed harrow, and a very good seed bed made. Any shallow breaking of sod land, except in the case of sandy land, should be regarded as a makeshift, for it does not permit of the best storage of moisture. The crop is placed entirely at the mercy of the season. It should only be done where circumstances make it impossible impos-sible to apply the better methods. |
