Show deep tillage drains off swamps and water H holes oles water holes and temporary ponds on many farms can be drained by deep tillage practices which includes the heavy application of lime on the surface or in the subsoil advises C M nissley of rutgers U this makes conditions favorable fo for deep rooted crops which help to open up the soil the practice would not be applicable to fields where the surface soil is with three or more feet of clay however because of this nissley suggests that a hole three feet deep or deeper be dug in order to find out the character of the soil formation before remedial measures are put into practice he also suggests that the county agricultural agent be consulted tor for additional advice on deep tillage practices |