. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. FiQ. 75.—Wrong way \JA. ^X\J YV ILM.^ k3*-' (Humid fanning.) furrow slice more slowly than those of the stubble plows. Sod turned properly is much more easily made into a good seed bed than when poorly or improperly plowed (Figs. 75, 76 and 77). A stubble plow, under average conditions, cannot turn sod the way it should be turned (Figs. 78 and 79. Compare with Fig. 77).. FiQ. 76.—Right way of plowing sod. (Humid farming.) , When Disk Plows Are Used.—Some soils, because of their con- di
. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. FiQ. 75.—Wrong way \JA. ^X\J YV ILM.^ k3*-' (Humid fanning.) furrow slice more slowly than those of the stubble plows. Sod turned properly is much more easily made into a good seed bed than when poorly or improperly plowed (Figs. 75, 76 and 77). A stubble plow, under average conditions, cannot turn sod the way it should be turned (Figs. 78 and 79. Compare with Fig. 77).. FiQ. 76.—Right way of plowing sod. (Humid farming.) , When Disk Plows Are Used.—Some soils, because of their con- dition or peculiar characteristics, can be plowed successfully only with a disk plow; these are dry and hard, sticky, waxy or gumbo soils, and other soils in which a moldboard plow will not scour ^ (Fig. 80). The disk plow may be used on stubble land when the depth of plowing is five or more inches. It is not recommended for 1 Moldboards, disks, cultivator shovels, drill shoes and hoes should always be kept clean and free from rust when not in use. Most farmers use axle grease to keep them from rusting. Frequently plows refuse to scour simply because their moldboards were allowed to 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 Weir, Wilbert Walter, 1882-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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