. Boone County Recorder . g the winter rains and thawsThis not only results in the ero-sion of the surface soiL and tJxeloss of plant foods in this min-iver but also in the loss due toleaching Sandy soils are espec-ially subject to losses irom thinsource and for this reason suchsoils should not bo fall plowedor if the ground is broken itshould he protected from lossesby a cover crop oi some sortFall plowing has just the oppositeedict upon sandy soils that ithas upon clay and loam soils In-stead of lightening the soil inthis instance fall plowing leavesit exposed so that it is muehJieayi;r and
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. Boone County Recorder . g the winter rains and thawsThis not only results in the ero-sion of the surface soiL_and__tJxeloss of plant foods in this min-iver but also in the loss due toleaching Sandy soils are espec-ially subject to losses irom thinsource and for this reason suchsoils should not bo fall plowedor if the ground is broken itshould he protected from lossesby a cover crop oi some sortFall plowing has just the oppositeedict upon sandy soils that ithas upon clay and loam soils In-stead of lightening the soil inthis instance fall plowing leavesit exposed so that it is muehJieayi;r and in a poorer physicalcondition than ii left unpfowed On almost any land fall plowingis beneficial in thnt it aeratesthe soil to a certain extent amialso aids in the destruction ofmany ot our common insect pestswhich winter in the ground Cutworms, white grubs, wire worms, and many other species winterin this manner and these may belargely eradicated by early fallplowing Grass lands are espec-ially benefitted in this respect. ft ) A FOR SALE BY W. M. RACHAL & GO ~UNION, KENTOCKYr