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Show 8andy Soil. Sandy soil Is vory ensy to work, and when tho humus Is abundant tho productiveness pro-ductiveness Is not bolow thnt of other soils. Many nnndy soils carry a good pcrcontogo ot clay, though that does not appear to tho ordinary obsorv-or. obsorv-or. A soil that has no clay Is not soil but sand. Such Is not suitable for agricultural operations till It has been modlflod by tho application of clay. Thoro nro many localities whero a slight Increnso of tho clay contont of tho Band soil would greatly Increnso its capacity. Tho clay makes tho sandy soil rotontlvo ot molsturo nnd also enables it to hold tho solublo plant food so nocessary to tho growth of plants. |