"The soil loses, then?"
"Certainly; it loses a great deal to some crops."
"What, for instance?"
"Wheat is a great feeder," said Winthrop; "so is Indian corn."
"By its being 'a great feeder', you mean that it takes a great deal of the nourishing quality of the soil?"
"Yes."
"How many things I do not know!" said Elizabeth wistfully.
In the little pause which ensued, Winifred took her chance to say,
"Here's your dinner, Governor."
"Then when the ground is ploughed, is there anything else to be done before it is ready for the wheat?"