. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. TILLAGE, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATION 403 steam cultivation, and the best machinery and implements lor CHAP, steam ploughing are apparently those manufactured by Messrs. John Fowler & Co. (Leeds), Limited (Figs. 131 to 1 34, 141 and 153), whose extensive and long-continued demonstrations at. Fig. 153.—Steam-ploughing and subsoil packing the land at Vereeniging; double engine system. (Courtesy of Messrs. John
. Maize; its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa; a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study. Corn; Corn. TILLAGE, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATION 403 steam cultivation, and the best machinery and implements lor CHAP, steam ploughing are apparently those manufactured by Messrs. John Fowler & Co. (Leeds), Limited (Figs. 131 to 1 34, 141 and 153), whose extensive and long-continued demonstrations at. Fig. 153.—Steam-ploughing and subsoil packing the land at Vereeniging; double engine system. (Courtesy of Messrs. John Fowler & Co.) Vereeniging have proved beyond doubt the efficiency of this form of power for maize-growing in South Africa. This firm is now putting on the market a direct-traction oil-tractor (Fig. 132), the "Fowler," which, if it proves adapted to South African conditions, is likely to greatly reduce the cost of machine ploughing. 26*. 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 Burtt-Davy, Joseph, 1870-. London, New York, [etc. ] Longmans, Green and co.
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