Surface soil moisture was conserved in a loam to clay loam soil receiving a single shallow cultivation in the early spring, while in an unfilled soil it declined markedly. Tillage effects were less marked at deeper depths. Soil temperatures were found to differ only slightly between tilled and untilled soils.
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