Fall Plowiug For Spring Sowing

Mueh injury 13 done to heavy clays and loams by plowing whilo too wet ; muoh ten in the fall, of osarse, than in the spring. Thcn, jilowiiig while too wot is almost fatal to tho orop. Thcn: is more nioney lost by Western farmers on worn lands by spring plowing whiln too wot, than froin any other cause ; and land is always to wet when it will not iiumediately crumble and beoome fine agaiu betweon the fingere after having bueii squeezed in the hand. We havo seen niany farmers plowing their land in tho fall, when tho water would show and in some cases follow in the furrow ; and have eean it done in the spring. The first is a very injudicious practice ; the last 8Ím).ly an outrage on nature. It is true that in sod, and before the sod böcomes rotten, the danger is not so great, but the ovil is thoro, only in less dogree. Land never plowed Oxoept when dry will remain intact for years ; on plowing while wet will min it to such a degree that years of labor will not bring it back to its normal condition. Hut few farmers always have their tiolds in a soft, porous, friable condition. The many fields are lumpy, and, in so far as this prevails, consequontly unfcrtile. Tho principal cause is plowing whilo it is wet. This applies to the strong loams ann clays our rioh prairie soils. Those sufficiently sandy are always friable, because never too wot. During tho autumn, our prai rie soils are generally in condition for plowing. If earefully plowed, left rough, and with sufficiont doad furrows to carry off surplus water, our loams and ola ys will come into condition for seeding from a week to ten days earlicr in tho spring than land left unplowed, and i f not touched until it is in condition, will usu ally be fit for the seed without replowing. This is even true if corn is to be plantea thereon, and, if it need replowing, the land may be sufficiently stirred to insure a good tilth with any of the good five sharo walking cultivators. If thero are any who do not believo it is bad practice to plow land even in the fall, when wet, let them plow a portion while in this condition, and other land whon dry. Plowed jnst before frost comes tbe differenee will not be so apparetit, because at this 6eason the sun being low, has not so great action ufon it as to cause it to salie, or rather it is frozen up while still wet, and the expansivo power of the i'rost upon the wati t in the soil causes it to jreak and crumble. It is sometimos u pretty nice matter to determine what 10ÜS are, and.whatsoils ure not, better for 'all plowing ; but, as a rule, all clays and oams aro better for it, if they are to be sown to any of the small grains in the spring. For all erops it i 1 ■ tl( r iiyou ightly replow in the spring. It bas been ruly said that ■ drouth scares the farmer, lut thut water uttorly dostroys nis hopcs. Chis is true in more senseif thon one. If lie sjiring be wet and unpropitious, it will ccrtamly neutralize beneficial effects, n somc degreo, oi' full plowing. But if liowfid whili.' dry n the full, one c;m fe 1 (etter aolê tb wait fcr tlio lind to come nto condition, thaii lie who le.ives all to :he spring. Thorefore, plow iii the fall, ;he more the botter, out never when wot.