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Stirring The Soil

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Day
6
Month
June
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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Stirring tho Boil during tho growing season c&nnot ho done too often, provided it is not wet etiotrgh to pack. As an antídoto to dronghts it is uoriralled. A jiiH.il who oan stir the soil etcry day abont his plnnts and trees, eau virtually defy a drouhr. The oporation se"ins-to créate moisturc, or at least to nttract it, botli froni the snbsoil and atmosphere. the weods of have n.irhance uinior inoh a systetu, and the moisture thcy would require and tako goes to n purpose " whert it will do most good." Horse oulturo is the obeapest mode, bnt in gardens too pinall for borae culture, hand culturo must bfi depended upon. The differer.ee iü effect betweeu frequent und occasional stirring will aatonun those who haye not before observed it. An ingtance was in print some time ago whioh will ïllustrate it, though, as a faot, it may be tnythical. Two neighbor with stnall patches of oom got up a friondly rivalry as to which should grow tho most per acre, and put up a sinall wager. One of them determiuing to leave notliMg undone in the way of oulturo and weed fighting, hoed his pateli once a week regularly. Ho was, after a little while, a good deal surprised to nctiee that his com was falling behind, although he never s,iw his neighbor at work. The latter now, nnd naturally enough the former, asked " how he did it," volunteering the statement at the same time that he " hoed his com pvery week until it had tasseled out." The successful grower replied: "Ihoed mine every inorning bffore you got out of doors ! " There was no further need of explanation. The niari who has plenty of muscle and time, and littlo or no money to expend on tVrtilizors, will find that frequent stirring of the soil will go a long way to aupply the absence of fertilizers. In tact, culture without, manure is wotth niuch more tlian inaniiro withou' culture. Wben both can bt discreetly nppijfd it is ndvisable, bat when a choice must be wade, I shall ahvnys choose cultii -i?. Cfrfïpii 6tgan 3trgfe

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