Show BENEFITS OF DEEP PLOWING where work Is ie done in shallow metho od mulch becomes pry and then inevitable crust forms supposing that a man plow six or seven inches his bis mulch which should be about three inches becomes dryl dry then the inevitable crust forms one I 1 or two inches thick how much will I 1 he hayo have left foghis for his crop about one ona inch la Is it any wonder the crop dries drie out on the other hand it if he plow ten to twelve inches deep he be will have six inches ot of soil left for hla his crop bei tore afore coming to the hardpan after all or of eight 9 lit weeks drought this crop will have as much dirt to grow on as the tha shallow gives hla his crops at the tha i start I 1 packing or rolling increases the conductivity but reduces the moto mo sture ture holding capacity ol of land for waterland wat water erand and promotes the formation ot of a crust cruet in dclay I 1 clay soils every inch the drought creeps downward into our soil the tha longer it takes to dry out the succeed ing inch the ilia top lop inch may dry out in a few days but it takes taken months to dry out the fifth inch therefore with even one inch plowing we havy have a very good chance to weather any drought that comes |