. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE FOURTH STEP IN CULTIVATION 193 it is merely a plow with a double moldboard. One moldboard throws the earth to the right in a low ridge; the other throws the soil to the left in the same manner. A planter follows in the furrow made by the lister and drops and covers the kernels. The depth secured in this way enables the kernels to obtain the needed moisture. When corn is listed only about one third of the land is touched by the two Fig. 149. Lister with Additions Second, by a lister with several additions to it. These additions are clearly pictured
. Corn book for young folk. Corn. THE FOURTH STEP IN CULTIVATION 193 it is merely a plow with a double moldboard. One moldboard throws the earth to the right in a low ridge; the other throws the soil to the left in the same manner. A planter follows in the furrow made by the lister and drops and covers the kernels. The depth secured in this way enables the kernels to obtain the needed moisture. When corn is listed only about one third of the land is touched by the two Fig. 149. Lister with Additions Second, by a lister with several additions to it. These additions are clearly pictured in Fig. 149. The first is a subsoil stirrer, which is fastened just behind the lister and runs in the same furrow. This loosens the bottom of the furrow and makes it the seed bed. The seed dropper is attached behind the subsoiler, and back of the dropper are the coverers. With this instrument one man with three heavy horses can plant seven acres a day. Third, by a combined planter and lister, as shown in Fig. 150. This is often called the furrow-opener method. The furrow opener is in front; then follow. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Charles Burgess, 1871-; Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924, joint author. Boston, Ginn
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