The Glenwood post., 1914-09-19

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Of their root system has 6ssa nsAc,
yet we can get some idea of their
work when we understand that the
roots Of the alfalfa plant Psnstrste
the soil from few feet in depth to
more than thirty-those Of the corn,
wheat, oats and barley from few
inches to eight or more feet. These
gigantic "natural pIows,' as they
may well be termed, are working
vonders in the way of soil improve
ms.t .nd crop production. 1t is this
meat vssk Of sature that has aided
- materially in retaining our soil
isseility aad rewarding our farmers
With bountsoas crops rather than
eur methods Of seed-bed preparation
aad crop cultivation.
1t il . deplorable fact that . eosa-
try 20 young - ours, and with . soil
- .sw, is producing less than half
- much grain - il being produced
in our mother country, who're the
he,As have been u.dsr cultivation fer
tAsasa.ds Of ysars. Beaja.ia Fraak-
lin wisely said, "Plow deep, while
slueg.rds sleep, and you will have
grain to sell and keep" Il 10 tse
common a practice today to hurry
through this soil stirring operation
known xs plowing. Too little thought
i given to time of plowing, depth Of
plowing and number of times soil
should be stirred. If it were possible
to break up soils three or four times
n wear their fertility would be in-
creased
1t is said that "tillage is manure,
that "frequent tillage is our best aad
cheapest manure" and that tiilagc
and manure are one and the same
thing. tt
The old Roman farmer plowed his
land never less than three, and some
times nine times, for a single crop.
Upon this principle England has con
structed an agriculture that not only
reclaimed its wOrn.out soil, but made
it increase its productiveness more
than three fold.
Flowing or stirring the soil mixes
the organic matter with the minerals,
thus affording better ventilation; it
gives the soil better ability to store
~ and deliver moisture to the grow
ing crops and gives more room for
plant roots to perform their proper
functions.
There is q right and wrong time to
plow and there is = right and wrong
way to plow No matter what 'he
character Of the soil, it is crime 20
plow when it Is too wet, and the Of
fender is always punished, quickly
and surely. The passing of the piow
through the soil presses the SOL
grains together until it becomes
dense and inpervious to water or
plant roots. The soil thus turned o'-
comes like unburned brick dried in
the sun, and ventilation is completely
shut off. Its usefulness as home
for growing plants is almost com
pletely destroyed.
Many times the surface OF the
ground seems sufficiently dry, but
the subsoil is too wet, and the pass
ing of the plow through the SOIL VIII
n.e.. Il together under the plow,