. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. 266 CROP ROTATION - Proper Rotation Improves Tilth.—The rapid depletion of the soil organic matter resulting from the growing of crops without clover and without the use of manure and green-manuring crops has a destructive effect on good tilth. Sandy soils become much looser; and the heavier soils lose their crummy structure, becoming more compact, and easily puddled when worked in a wet condition. A rotation which maintains and builds up the supply of organic. Please note that these image
. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. 266 CROP ROTATION - Proper Rotation Improves Tilth.—The rapid depletion of the soil organic matter resulting from the growing of crops without clover and without the use of manure and green-manuring crops has a destructive effect on good tilth. Sandy soils become much looser; and the heavier soils lose their crummy structure, becoming more compact, and easily puddled when worked in a wet condition. A rotation which maintains and builds up the supply of organic. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weir, Wilbert Walter, 1882-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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