The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-30
Burnett's FIavorinq e,s
Deep or Shallow PhWl,,

Deep or Shallow p.rls q
Tho great difference Of ouiD,,
exists as TO the proper dsnlI
land is caused mainly BY ~
no rules can be laid down \ 4
apply to all soils; the taa.
fields are alike. therefore -
must be Judged by itself: hen, IA
portance of always having a "a
guided by n hand that is co,ss q
Intelligence. There are s,. !
principles which. if the i.1r.
make himself familiar with .
be able to Judge more corn
what depth each lot of land !
plowed. Ii is well TO ~.
mind the fact that nature pas,
est soil At the top. and s,s.
creaSeS the depth vi The =,
adding ~ the surface. NJ,
patient At natures slow We.
wors into his own hands 1,
to do in one year what it VI,
nature hundreds OF wears " 1,
not adopt natures method, Il,
placing the richness on The s
puts the pillow in and turns N
under and at the same time "a
the soil some fertililiug mst;a
result Of this al first is lou
upper portion of the soil pod
before, so that bN thus dt-Ea
soil ii is done PARTIAL y at the e.
the surface richness. A
1t must be evident to ever
full person that in our efforts i
the soil We ought, if possible, |
doing it nj the expense OF the \
but should endeavor to incr1
richness rather than dimiutsl
do this the pillow should be ~,
trifle below the soil made rio
lure, or hy the application OF d
10 attempt to deepen soil "a
two inches n year is to atiemp,
a rule, will prove to be IA mini
crop. unless the first six ipch,.
soil has been made very rich NJ
Gus heavy dressings vi msnnr
that has bu, u few inches gu u i
that is rich enough for plant !
should be plowed very shalll
deepened but very little st tM
expected To get even n fair cr
land that is already very rkh !
depth of more than six inche.
plowed quite deep, not only With |
but to advantage. Much depen|
the condition OF the land sud on
the farmer desires TO do: Noe .
care to enrich his land bevond
present condition is, he will not
10 pillow the enriched soil, whste|
ne lis depth. but II his aim is t.
farm in better condition, he
"hiS apply more manure Ash
requires b'it he VIII also pio~
deeper ea'h year
The great mistake is often "a
blowing y light soil eigh, ORTIZ.
deep, wnen the depth Of the ID
enough for plant growih is ID
than four inches; the result d
operation ia 10 turn four 10 sii ID
dead soil TO the top where TIE
the Young plants are eNpectediOr
food, and TO bury all oi TIE
plant food below where ii VIII \
with the air to he conveyed 10 "
ing plants. Thus the crop iAs
aS much food ~ it would If The
not been plowed more than nH
in depth Even a liberal aPPla
manure, mixed with . desiaH
not bring TIE soil into thsl ss
best adapted for plant growth
there viii not be that line w
mould which plants require 70 y
vigorous growth, and the mnn
piled does not decompoSe Taps
to furnish plant food as soon ar
by the young plants. 10 prF
subSoil for rapid plant grow!l
time; the simply mixing Of !:
large quantities al manure VIZ
not change ii at once hut NFa
gradual, requiring several yen
fore II is important that on9
small quautit, Of the 'nb-oll
brought to the surface IN any
In deepening a son that Is
start with, II economy We
cred, only such crops should
~ are adapted to shallow
attempt to grow a crop OF oT. pee,
rots on II soil that ia to be @ '.
hve inches deep, would ne "
management. but Indian corr
grown on such soil "'I
Farmers who have "A ihln sei
never been worked deep s'
opposed to deep plowIlInli
whenever they pillow a lelI I'
resulted in a less crop ~I i',,
who have deep rich soil otIh,
blowing they get a much ~
than their neighborS 40
blowing. The reason OF UNI
Is very plain when we "u "S, }
different conditions of the 'o WI,
the different requirements W.
TO be grown. y
II the farmer with Poo
would begin in earnest TO su
liberal applications of msa ". ]
very gradual deepening Of % aI,s,
would in time become 81 Nv
deeper blowing. because - ~,
find thai his crop. were ne s's |.
depth beyond which i J. 10 o.. 4 J,
or desirable TO pillow there sb NJ b
doubt, nor is there any uou'
crops require the land 10