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There has been . great deal said, frs.
and lasr, By agrlculturisfs. upon the subject
OF deep ploughing. Bat il is not an cstab
lished axiom amoog southern farmers to
plough very deep.


II Is generally admitted, that orr northern
brethren have advanced farther in prying
into, and unfolding the mysteries of. the
Science Of Agriculture; and in the prosccu-
ton OF their investigations. they have evi.
dentfy ascertained that deep ploughing has
fertliizlng Influence, consequently it aug
menis the production. But will it have the
same saluiary effect upon Southern Agri-
culture, is question that has been but yer.
y inperfec.Iy examined. In fact. there are
more in this vicinity. who demur agains,
that plan. than there are who favor it.


If lands are rolling. it is thought by the
largest portion of planters. that to plough
deep, will only ensure their land to be wash
ed away the first "big rain" And to be
candid and honest. we must acknowledge.
that we were ofthal class until very re-
Gently. when we gave the philosophy Of
deep ploughing. atnorough and critical in
vestigation, and found that the mos. of the
arguments of the advocates of that system,
were based upon permanent foundation.


The conclusions that we have drawn up-
on the subject, !. E. in opposition to the be-
lief that bill sides would all wash away il
ploughed deep, are simply these. that the
land when broken up deep. would be more
pervious to water, and instead of the wa
ter's running off with the land, il would fik
ter through the earth. and unless flooding
rain fell when the earth was fully wet, no
water would run off.


The earth would then be prepared to
contain more water-wou!d retain moist>
ure much longer time-lne roots of vege-
ia bles would be enabled to descend deeper
illo the earth, and woald stand a bette.
chance, TO meet with the proper ingredi>
ents 20 facilitate their growth; consequently
ly the plants would be better prepared tu
Withstand the vicissitudes Of summer.


We do not pretend to argue that our thin
lands should be ploughed to the enormous
depth that some northern lands ~, but
TIE most Of our land might possibly De i'm
proved by being pIoughed from 10 to I2
inches deep with a subsoiler. But to go
16 to 20 inches. we think would be entirely
superauous. if not injurious-we aliude to
our common pine lands.


When hill sides are ploughed only or
inches deep (as is customary there will
be left a hard. shield or crust below The
loose earth. which is so impervious shat tie
Water cannot penetrate it. and it is compell-
ed to go somewhere. and as water is natu-
rally inclined to descend. It will run down
hill, and as matter of course, take with it
the small quantity of loose earth. Tins the
shallow ploughing farmer loses his hill
side soil. and attributes il to his breaking
up his land too early. and not unfrequentiy
resolves to lot it remain unbroken later the
next spring.