The Keota news., 1911-12-29
Principally in Soil Turned With
the PloW.
Where Deep Flowing 10 Praetsced
Ground 10 In Condition to Hold
More Moisture Than That
Which Has Been loossd.

The plant feeds principally in the
soil that 10 turned with tho plow.
This can bs determined In any neld
plant In the dead furrow makes. the
fair growth made BY the plant out
side Of It. and the best growth made
BY the plant on the back furrow. The
plant in the dead furrow. while 1t
came from the same kind Of seed a.
the others. cannot make the growth,
- 1t has to feed In the sub-soil-soil
that has not been turned with the
plow-and the plant food that 10 in II
has not been made available. The
plant on the back furrow has an ex-
ira amount Of soil that has been
turned with the plow. and the result
10 that. having moro available food.
IT makes larger growth than the
plant on the regularly plowed land.
This. then. gives an insight into
what II needed by the plant to make
ito best growth, and tho beauty Of 1t
10 that the plant tells W itself. The
surface soil will dry out to the depth
Of at least two inches. Tho roots
cannot feed in this. II the plowine
10 but nve inches deep. that leaves
the plant only three inches Of soil
that IL in condition for It to feed
from. II tho blowing 10 eight inches
and the same amount dries out on the
surface. the plant then has six
inches. or twice a. much soil, that 1t
can feed on. a. compared to three
inches on the 0ve-tnch plowing.
Then there is tho other fact that
rain soaks into the deep plowfng
moro readily and quickly. 20 that
thsrs WIN be less run-on from It than
from the shallow plowing. The plow-
ID soil u also in . condition to hold
more moisture than that which has
not been loosened up with the plow.
both through the soil grains being
better arranged and through the add
Cd organic matter. Another matter
that should be considered here IL
that the plant must have the mois-
tafo whore the food 10. that IL IL 60
tag to take up. Being in the soil
turned with the plow. thst 10 where
the moisture must be to do the plant
much good. This IL the reason, then,
Why the soft should be packed and
every means taken to have It In good
contact with the sub-soil 70 that a.
the plant uses up the moisture in the
surface soil, more moisture can travel
up to take its place. The deep pillow.
ing also makss II necessary that more
organic matter be added to the soil,
else. ~ the soil IL worked deeper
and the organic matter distributed
II more soil, there WILL bs less
anouHt of II in . given amount Of
the dsep-plowed soil than the shallow
plowsd la1d. The fact that the plant
feeds In the soil turned by the plow
10 reason, too. why corn should not
b cultivated deep after 1t has made
. good root system, 40 the main fesd-
ers being 20 near the surface, some
q them will be, cut OF and the plant
delayed in its growth. ~ It must
grow new roots before 1t can properly
iood Itself Especially ID this i'm.
portant late In the season. And In
dry farming, corn should be cultivat.
ID htA - two reasons for growing
= IN this system of farming 10 to save
moisture and to hill weeds
These points In regard to whsrv the
plant fs9ds and the consequent need
o1 dosp blowing. Of adding organic
matter. Of shallow cultivation for cuI.
dvatsd crops. need to be kept In mind
whether the farming II being done n
. dry o. humid climate. but more at.
toot1on needs to be oven them IN