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Word: heelprint (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...simply laid each plant on top of the packed soil and threw a little dirt on its roots. Within 24 hours every plant stood up straight. The source of this idea was an old textbook picture of a seedbed. Faulkner noticed that while the seedbed was dry, a heelprint in it looked moist; from this he developed his theory that the soil's capillarity (its ability to draw moisture from below) is improved if it is packed rather than loose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Down With the Plow | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

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