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May 5, 1898
Belding Banner
Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Instructional article on subsoiling, a farming technique to loosen lower soil using a special plow like the 'bull tongue' type, without turning it over. Emphasizes benefits for air exposure, drainage, and moisture retention. Includes drawing reference.
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About Subsoiling
As subsoiling is simply loosening the lower soil under the furrow it is done by a plow of a special kind following directly after the ordinary plow. The so called 'bull tongue' plow is as good an implement for the purpose as any other and costs only a trifle. Indeed, it may be made by any blacksmith if it is not easily procured at the implement dealer's. That any one may have one made The Country Gentleman, the source of these items on subsoiling, gives the accompanying drawing. The plow is drawn by one horse following in the furrow. It breaks the soil five or six inches deep, which is quite sufficient for the first plowing.
This authority says it is to be especially noted as a caution that subsoiling is not the turning of the lower soil over on to the surface. This would be a disastrous operation. It is simply the breaking up of the undersoil beneath the old furrow bottom, so as to expose it to the action of the air, and at times to assist in the drainage of the land of surplus water, at the same time making it more retentive of actual moisture, by increasing its porosity and absorbing surfaces by breaking it into fragments.
PLOW FOR SUBSOILING.
As subsoiling is simply loosening the lower soil under the furrow it is done by a plow of a special kind following directly after the ordinary plow. The so called 'bull tongue' plow is as good an implement for the purpose as any other and costs only a trifle. Indeed, it may be made by any blacksmith if it is not easily procured at the implement dealer's. That any one may have one made The Country Gentleman, the source of these items on subsoiling, gives the accompanying drawing. The plow is drawn by one horse following in the furrow. It breaks the soil five or six inches deep, which is quite sufficient for the first plowing.
This authority says it is to be especially noted as a caution that subsoiling is not the turning of the lower soil over on to the surface. This would be a disastrous operation. It is simply the breaking up of the undersoil beneath the old furrow bottom, so as to expose it to the action of the air, and at times to assist in the drainage of the land of surplus water, at the same time making it more retentive of actual moisture, by increasing its porosity and absorbing surfaces by breaking it into fragments.
PLOW FOR SUBSOILING.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agricultural Instruction
Farming Technique
What keywords are associated?
Subsoiling
Bull Tongue Plow
Soil Loosening
Farming Implement
Drainage
Moisture Retention
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Explanation of subsoiling process using a bull tongue plow to loosen undersoil for better aeration, drainage, and moisture retention, with caution against turning soil over.