. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. COBN OB MAIZE 6T harrow. If this is not done, moisture will evaporate from the furrow slice, which will then become hard, making the further preparation of the soil a difficult task. A roller can sometimes be used to advantage in packing loose soil or in crushing clods. For crushing clods, a small roller is better than a large one, since a large roller will be more. Fig. 19. — A good type of roller for crushing clods. likely to push them down in the ground, while a small one will
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. COBN OB MAIZE 6T harrow. If this is not done, moisture will evaporate from the furrow slice, which will then become hard, making the further preparation of the soil a difficult task. A roller can sometimes be used to advantage in packing loose soil or in crushing clods. For crushing clods, a small roller is better than a large one, since a large roller will be more. Fig. 19. — A good type of roller for crushing clods. likely to push them down in the ground, while a small one will crush them in the attempt to climb over them. A roller made up of many small rods, or any form that will give an uneven surface, is more efficient in crushing clods than a smooth one. The roller should always be followed with the harrow, since the former crushes the particles of soil together and thus reestablishes capillarity, permit- ting the escape of 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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