They will cjqerieuco ns much im
prove met) t io ooo fco-e ns a heavier
cloy soil. Keiuttion cf lumps is not ne
cessary, for then soils are naturally mel
low, but no incrca'cd solubility will
hard been gained. Hut ono other
bcni'Q mut not bo forgotten liere,
which is that deeper plowing is per.
tnissionalle in the fall, nnd fix
months' exposure to the sudden chao
ses fmni frost to ihaty will bring the
biiberto unused soil into condition for
ns-iting to besr crop. Wa do not
a Iviso the ploughing of ud at this
MnS'in, nt leui-l not lor a corn crop
This t-hould bo postponed until the
l ist possible day in the ppring codmh
tent with hiivinjj the ground prepnr
ed in timo. liut for roots or oats, or
bluer annus crops than corn, we
would, plow now and manure thrown
tho winter, when n mellow nod rich
toil bOUic inches io depth will bores
tly to be etirred again early io the
hi tins ; nnd this wo would do irrrs
pctlivo of the quality cf the soil,
whether it la ilay or a liubt loam
1'oLatoes planted in a gravelly loam
thus prepared, Lnvo with us given
double the yield or those io cround
not o treated. Oats, too, Lave been
benefitted grestly, but lha result with
ibo com was unfavorable, muioly, w e
lolicve, on account of tba greater da
veli'j mint of weeds, which prevented
tba croji from Icing kept eleao.
Wa bave not adverted, to ibe econ.
