Show value of fall plowing in the northwest fall plowing is 13 the rule with us in ia western new york it is the exception it is probable that in many cases plowing sod land in the hallwhich fall which we intend to plant in in the ap spring aing is injurious rather than be beneficial ali al furthermore we can plow eod sod land in the spring when other I 1 land and is too wet to work in this section therefore and till still more in in sections where the winters aro are milder ae we are willing to admit that there is is usually little to be gained by fall plowing sod land but in the case of cornstubble or any other land not in grass or clover we can see no possible objection to fall plowing 9 there is nothing growing on the land and whether plowed or not plowed there is fust just as much danger of loss of nitrates from washing in the ono case as the other and the advantage of plowing is certainly tain y v very ery great at this seas season on of th the e year land is 18 in admirable condition for plowing we aro arc not very busy with our horses and every acre we plow now is an acre lees less to plow in the spring any raw clay soil that is turned up now ie is exposed to the ameliorating action of sun air and frost buethe but the great and paramount advantage lies in the fact that we can get our spring crops in several daya days or even evea weeks earlier and we are not so hurried that we cannot do the work properly it is a grand thing at all times lo 10 be able to push the work and slid not let work push you wo we should make it a rule that every acre of land not occupied with grass clover or other crops and which we intend to sow or plant early next spring should be plowed this fall t it is strong land or if it is sandy land with a substratum of calcareous clay lying within seven or eight or nine inches of the surface eur face we should put down the plow so as to reach it and bring an inch or two of this subsoil where it will he be exposed to ahe ah e aam atm atmosphere sphere and be gradually mixed with the lighter surface soil joseph harris in american agriculturist for NOT nor |