The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-22


breaking and pulyerizing to
a depfh OF from eight to
twelve inches and adding
plenty OF humus to the sol! is econom-
ieal." according to plant. specialists OF
the United States department Of ugri.
culture. Whether plant has plenty
Of food all the time or only part OF
the time makes difference between
good crops and p00T crops. The ad-
vice to plow gradually is given solely
6acause the Inexperienced farmer may
try to plow too deep the first time.
thereby bringing to the surface too
much OF the subsoil.
"ln case no winter cover crop Is used
the level land should be disked or har.
rowed two or three times during the
winter. provided It 10 dry enough
Give good drainage to all parts Of the
deld, and any cultivation done after
the deep fall breaking should be shall
low. not more thnn three or four inches
deep,
"GeneraIly the. pillow; may be set
down eight. ten or twelve inches with
impunity Double plOwing-that Is. to
break at the usual depth nnd theii fol.
low in the same furrow' with il mar.
rover pillow or n RnDsoii plow and go
down m deep an desired-is bettef1thans
shallow blowing. though little more
expensive than the use offs the disk
T!slew and not no effective. Many trials
made on n great variety or soils show
that the cost OF blowing ten inches
deep IL on an average about so per
cent more than ordinary breahing. and
In double blowing the initial cost uR-
. eFIges 81 % per ncre ...s...,,...
"Eo principle In agriculture has been,
more thoroughly demonstrated than
the value Of deep and thoroughly
prepared seed bed. The Romano plow.
ed. on an average. nine inches deep.
always three tifnes for crop and In
some land nine times They did not
cali three inches plowing, only scarf
fyiug,' The Flemish farmers were the
aTRt TO follow the better lines OF ag-
ricriture after the dark ages. They
devoted their etforts 70 three main
po'nts-the frequent deep anlverlzat.ca
OF the SOIL the accumulation, OF ma
niire and the destruction of weeds.
2 Son, the sugar plantations OF Louisi.
ana the average depth OF p!owing Is
from sSeive to Afteen Inches. and on
che Eut plantation .inf. Hawaii the av.
efNgs depth OF nlowing Is thirty inch
es 'hese plantations produce the lar.
gsst.erOps OF sugar cane TO the acre in
tnA ysuflcs3-Sl, ',ESsJt sa4 ksG
:. ;stExperimente made BIZ the farmers'
lco.9perntive demonstfafiSn agents of
~thea eEArtlnehf developed sehat a thor.
6tiEh.t pltlveFiset1 aesa bolas filled with
iasiinii4 ilae tha foilaSFsiS advantages:
. It prev aeS smefe faoa because g !a.
crsbses ehein!tat Aetioff ld nauitiplies
,bictetfafF life In the lafser body OF soil.
e scores more lfoistiife ana loses the
rilsll,,t.i ~ I.s s.::;!.iis u. account es ~
lower STRATA and the pfe5eiice OF more
fiuniiis, it. increases the iiiumber. OF
roots that q plant growth will throw
cut and allows them to- root deeper
ana fhd permanent moisture. and 1t
obviAteS the, necessity or terracing be-
cause It. noidsstii6 saatar "a. ansnnusiofi
aSuTnns enables the soil 80. store
more rnoistutc. ilcreaEeA tts temnera-
tpra. makes II more DotetiS. sufnishes
plant food. stimulates chemical 1ction
ana fosters bacteffali llfe.'s