. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. 64 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD Harrows—Spading, cut-away or disk harrows are now deservedly popular among fruit growers. These all have the same general form. They differ chiefly in the character of the disks. In the original cutaway harrows simple concave disks are used. In the more recent spading harrows these disks are cut into several. THE CUTAWAY IN THE ORCHARD sections, each section acting like an independent spade as the disk rolls on its way. This l
. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. 64 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHARD Harrows—Spading, cut-away or disk harrows are now deservedly popular among fruit growers. These all have the same general form. They differ chiefly in the character of the disks. In the original cutaway harrows simple concave disks are used. In the more recent spading harrows these disks are cut into several. THE CUTAWAY IN THE ORCHARD sections, each section acting like an independent spade as the disk rolls on its way. This latter form gives much better results on hard soil. It is adapted to deeper and more thorough working of the ground. For light surface tillage, such as is most desirable in preserving the dust mulch for the conservation of moisture, the plain disks are doubtless 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 Waugh, Frank Albert, 1869-1943. New York, Orange Judd company
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