Re: wut is the purpose of plowing stupid question

Posted by richard in nz on April 19, 2007 at 23:10:01 from (125.239.172.182):

In Reply to: wut is the purpose of plowing stupid question posted by jlmtractor on April 19, 2007 at 12:19:47:

From my old college notes: A properley adjusted plough will simultaneousley achieve these several functions in one pass through the soil:
1 It will completely bury weeds, and in so doing, will cut through any deep roots.
2 It will leve the soil in a suitable condition for producing a seed bed with a minimum amount of further cultivation.
3 It will incorperate crop residues, farmyard manure and other organic matter into the soil to improve its texture and fertility.
4 It will restore soil struture when damage has resulted from the passage of heavy eqipment.
5 It will aerate and expose the soil to the elements so its texture is improved by weathering and thereby reduce the work requred to produce a good seed bed.
Things were long winded back then!

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