SPRING CULTIVATION.
Where land has been -winter fallowed, cultivation should now be proceeded with as soon as the condition of the soil permits of its being worked without pugging. Bacteria, the function of which is to convert both humus and inorganic matter to plant food, and on the activity of which the fertility of the soil primarily depends, can only function fully in the presence of air, warmth and a moderate amount of moisture. Cultivation of the furrows early in the season permits the entry ,to tlie soil of this air and warmth, and facilitates the drainage and evaporation of excess moisture. Hence an early cultivation, followed by stirring the soil at intervals, will give better growth results in the subsequent crop than even a heavy dressing of manure applied to soil which is net worked until just before the crop is sown.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 5 August 1937, Page 5
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143SPRING CULTIVATION. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 5 August 1937, Page 5
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