Show succulent cover crops best there are two ways in which the I 1 time of plowing under a green crop may materially affect the growth of the crop which follows in the first place such cover crops as rye which live over the winter may remove too much moisture in the spring if they are allowed to grow too late and therefore leave too little moisture for the growth of the main crop the second way the growth may be affected Is that when a succulent crop to la plowed under it decays quickly and furnishes plant food for the new crop but if the cover crop Is allowed to get woody it decays slowly and may actually reduce the available nitrogen in the soil boil temporarily american agriculturist |