The subsoil is a store of inert fertility that should not remain dormant. From Wordnik.com. [Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement] Reference
Farmers will need the subsoil, which is 5 feet below the surface to be fully charged to plant. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Star] Reference
The subsoil, which is even more important, is still lighter, being mixed with sand and broken stone; on the contrary, in. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 394, October 17, 1829] Reference
The B horizon, commonly referred to as subsoil, accumulates material washed out of the A horizon, such as clay, salts, and iron. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
The portion immediately subjacent is called the subsoil, and it has considerable agricultural importance, and requires a short notice. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
The subsoil is a good clay, generally blue when moist, in some cases nearly black, and in others whitish blue, and still whiter when dry. From Wordnik.com. [Agricultural, Geological, and Descriptive Sketches of Lower North Carolina, and the Similar Adjacent Lands] Reference
In undrained land, evaporation is constantly bringing up to the roots the sour, exhausted water of the subsoil, which is an injury rather than a benefit. From Wordnik.com. [Success with Small Fruits] Reference
The surface soil is friable and easily worked, and the subsoil, which is usually of a rich red colour, is easily penetrated by the roots of trees and plants grown thereon. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
Mr Curling added: "Large areas of the country are built on clay subsoil, which is prone to shrink and swell as it dries and re-hydrates. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.aboutproperty.co.uk] Reference
It rots slowly, and while lying in the bottom of the furrow it cuts off the rise of water from the subsoil which is a reservoir of moisture for use during drouth. From Wordnik.com. [Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement] Reference
No man ever raised good wheat from a wet or moist subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
I have found only a little of red clay subsoil in draining my farm. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The strength of team depends entirely on the character of the subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
If we dig a little deeper, we shall find pieces of rock in the subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
These, like the last-mentioned kind of drains, are mere channels formed in the subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The character of the subsoil has an important bearing on the condition of the upper soil. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
After the first foot is removed, if the ground be hard, a pick or subsoil plow must be used. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
A deep and absorptive subsoil returns water to the surface, by capillary action, as it is needed. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
If I were going to purchase another farm, I would look a great deal more to the subsoil than the surface soil. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
Alfalfa draws heavily on subsoil minerals so it will be as rich or poor in nutrients as the subsoil it grew in. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
Many of them are washed down by the rains into the subsoil, and some are found in the decomposing rocks themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
Below this they came to the soft subsoil, which contained only a few roots, and at the bottom they reached the solid rock. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
The soil consists of a chalk subsoil, topped by a covering of rubble that is made up of sand, lignite, marl, loam and clay. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of Champagne] Reference
In most fields the richest part of the soil is contained in the upper nine inches; the portion below this is called subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
Pupils should find out the character of the subsoil in their various fields at home and its effect on the fertility of the field. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
This was attributed, both by the committee and by Prof. Mapes himself, to thorough-drainage and deep tillage with the subsoil plow. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
Trees have deep root systems, reaching far into the subsoil to bring plant nutrients back up, making them nature's nutrient recycler. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference
These, being supplied by high and distant fountains, run under our deepest drains, and find vent through some fracture of the subsoil. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
A hard clay subsoil will render the top too wet in rainy weather and too dry in droughts, because of the small amount of water absorbed. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
An implement like a subsoil plow, constructed to run four feet deep, and merely doing the work of the pick, would be of great assistance. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
The subsoil finally contains a large amount of plant food, which becomes gradually changed into a form in which plants can make use of it. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
Even the most advanced technologies for mapping the subsoil -- based on 3-D seismic reflection -- only suggest the possibility of hydrocarbon deposits. From Wordnik.com. [What Lies Below?] Reference
Our creeks, streams and oceans are polluted with chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides because they leach into the subsoil from our overuse of them. From Wordnik.com. [Annie Spiegelman: Saving Money in the Garden: 7 Earthly Tips] Reference
Occasionally the subsoil is more compact, in which case it is not so good for fruit-tree growth, but is better adapted for that of sugar-cane, corn, grass, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
It may be gravelly, pure sand, sandy loam, clay or clay loam, muck or humus, shallow or rocky, and the subsoil may be sand, clay or hard clay with stones (hard-pan). From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
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