subsoiler
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Origin of subsoiler
Example Sentences
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In subsoiling for alfalfa, usually the more deeply the ground can be stirred by the subsoiler, the better will be the results that will follow.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
The ordinary plough was to be followed in this case by a subsoiler, to stir the earth as deep as possible.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams
I plant in furrows each way, 16�30 feet, running a subsoiler in the furrows, and use straight, smooth, two-year-old trees.
From The Apple by Various
If possible, before planting, plow and cross-plow deeply, and have a subsoiler follow in each furrow.
From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson
If you are not ready to go to this expense, a subsoiler, following the plow with another team, would put your land in better shape for dry farming or for irrigation than it is now.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
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