The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-09
Winter Flowing.

On an stiff clay soils il is Of great value
n turn over the surface before the real cod
of winter sets lu. Every farmer knows
ar should know. tho action oi ifos' on SUN
CLAWS n no has observed the ehtcl OF
,,-.tti,e, "A soft brick and exposing the
came 10 sharp freeze, he has seen an
~, tuuetration Of what occurs on laIse
-. en- tl,a fields that are plowcd In cary
.,,,., MA. h.aNiur. or "spewlng up, cl
a.. a.. and clay AS seen in every place
,yh.r. the clay soil IS exposed 70 ire -iiiS
Weather is another and more httuIal -
1,s-rrstiol of the same process i'i''0N' =
49,. 49, said with train that the process
-.i,,.. AMI thawing. alternately. mas
-, ..,i.,r ou in all parts 81 The Elspe
-. a.. temperature falls low eho"6h
~, r,,ny thousands 81 years. ahG h.4
hon "a most powerful IEtn'N % i'''' .''7
49,, solid rocks % which the SURFACE y, ~
earth was cnec composed 10 li'e S'''''''o''
Of more - less iiue soi- ,-.
.f.I.. t5.a thon. I'D winter plowing, - 10 ihl-
a., ,.5 facilitate tine natural process
f ,t,,,s -u1-n 90 good account the severe
49,, chat costs as So much IN iit WY
- - ana shelter 30 keep our I've ail-
,r,41s warm and GROWING IL IS f"' ''''
tts f.,szin- process goes on ANY va
,,.J.. tb.f we pillow or not, but inc i''''7
b la no means $50 elective N.i'it '..
\. trt in the condition m wnlch ~ WIS
,,f1 l,v last summer. We want 20
49,. -, a.. solid surface. ana also btli~
y. tl,.. tom some of tne stln, Sticky Clay
,t,, it ,,,s- D., thus "v, Gathered. or r.
il1.-.-ll 10 q Fil0grtlleut condition. 'h ii''@
s.u5 iu which th, clay b near the SUI
what V, cali thin suils-Wo Would li,
no. a. turu up ANA over. more IMAM q ii''.
,,.f,-.t nn. time-of the suesoil that had
- l.sfor,. been brought mp 10y the pillow
- other implement Too much OF what
,,.. ..U IN, -.r.t.v clay brought mp 10 the
.,,~fa., g. not desirable. The aim should
-. ~ hiring up a little more every year
ana thus gradually epen ~" stratum
ri cultivated soil our own ri'ie mas h''h
10 flow aluut uae iueh deeper 'a'h gar
+i5sn v,,. uiowsd THE year before. FOB iu-
s,.,.,. with an oid. badly worn soil. such
IS v-e nud evervwhcrs ia Georgia ana
other states. "a soil that has mover hrs p
,layvsI ruur. than three or four 'it ICES
deem. we. would pillow about four lhrheS
le.t, tne Hrst time wc touched d WITH "A
tgrupIov. completely invcrfing th" surface
Next fau or early In tine n'Nt winter. we
would l.o about one iucl deeper. ANA 50
ID escu wear going ONE inch deeper.
amer turning over THE lands intended
@.- -.Nt wears cultivated crops we would
chem take q Vantage Of such times durhE
trs winter and early spring when iNe ~"h
$ rot wet and sticky and harrow inc sur
ft.. two or three times. o. lS Ncl> h'lp-
ful fhiS narrowing. ANH We WANT tn i' i'4
,,..,t ~ -tv,.. often written. that th. iarrn-
.rs 81 th,. south ARE Further h.niad. pDr-
r.s-,-. .u tine uSe 81 the harrow than IN
mas. iuulemanu.s of crlltlre. As Tule
,hs harrow should follow close after taa
uiav.
On the soft. er4y er andy soils. such RS
prevail SD tir southern halt of noe s'- p
Atlantic uad pUlf states. ANA in some other
tsftfouS. we would non care 90 pillow them
u.fu Just b,fur. planting. unless there
were 81 considerable amount of veertarl,
matter on tl- surface The dead stalks.
weeds grass. ste.- BE- at an abundant. SO 80
o. ft Us ~. way oC cultivation. should he
trr..s.l under fo rot. some one ha- said
t.at De- H. could do an Dis spring ul9wn-
m uuv lny PES would prefer 90 ao ID tte
dav s.far.. PLANTING t,ie crop. This IS pr5h-
ahlv w,U said. provided the soil has receive
- i-s faH blowing an inc beginning of
winter Ne think "a sriG clay soil i~ very
greatly btrtted ~ tha treatment ws have
'ust beeu a3yocatiur. viz he cam break
irr. followed br two ur three borrowings.
one ~ wlieh should o.. ju-i lefor. pilntas
in rue ~prine
We taie occasion 20 Insist that ev,rg
farmer r.iu hes d team az horses or Wuit S
should invest iu Is tvo-hotsy plnw DO wil
most certainly prove to hr ,ue ef tae best
Investments Es ever uaie. Where 3 mln
has luf uu. pillow animal ard ls mas 81
ueI-li.nr with hgt ou,. e would he wDu for
tEam tu soiu forces .n order 10 Iuu % tttp-
lo~s. piou-. Or doses ihc work great a,aI
better fEau e au--horse pillow aud saves tse
labor 81 ore man. H. j X.