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Show DEEP PLOWING ON DRY FARM Many Farmers Do Not Realise Possibilities Possi-bilities of Thslr Boll Plant Food Locked Up. The majority of farmers do not r allie the full possibilities of their sol! because they do not unlock by theli process of cultivation the plant food that Is stored a few Inches bencatb tbe surface of tbe earth. Repeated plowing at approximate!) the same level forms a sort of flooi through which the plant roots pasi with difficulty. Itenoath this floor li an abundance of the elements whtct are necessary for plant life, and un less the tiny roots are allowed t reach down and make use of this foot It Is of little avail In Increasing th yield of the field. The usual practlci of plowing haa another dlsadvantagi In that It does sot break up the porei of tbe soli and check the evaporatloi of moisture. The most up-to-date methods of cul tlvatlon provide for deep plowing says Kimball's Dairy Farmer. Bom manufacturers are making a special ty of machines that turn tbe soli front I to 13 or 14 Inches deep, bringing uj a new and rich loam upon which thi plants may feed. Tbe use of the pow er plow, which Is rapidly Increasing makes It possible to plow to the greater depths. Still another method of loosenlni tbe plant food from lower levels li by tbe use of explosives. Agricultural blasting Is coming to be a science It itself. In horticultural work, as well as In regular farming, the loosenlni of tbe soil to a greater depth li found valuable and profitable. Deep er plowing will make the farm largei without changing Its boundaries, foi It win Increase the productive capacity capac-ity of every acre. |
