. Agriculture through the laboratory and school garden. A manual and text-book of elementary agriculture for schools. Agriculture. SOIL MOISTURE AND PREPAKATIOiN OF SOIL. (J«J. FI<;. 21.—A GOOD PLOW. Parts of a Ploif.—a. The standaj-d, or stoik, to which many- parts are attached.—/'. The beam, by which the plow is drawn.— c. Handles.—d. Clevis. By placing the ring in the upper holes of the clevis, the plow is made to run deep; by placing the ring in the lower holes, the plow is made to run shallow; by moving the clevis to the right, the plow is made to cut a wider furrow.—e. The share, whic
. Agriculture through the laboratory and school garden. A manual and text-book of elementary agriculture for schools. Agriculture. SOIL MOISTURE AND PREPAKATIOiN OF SOIL. (J«J. FI<;. 21.—A GOOD PLOW. Parts of a Ploif.—a. The standaj-d, or stoik, to which many- parts are attached.—/'. The beam, by which the plow is drawn.— c. Handles.—d. Clevis. By placing the ring in the upper holes of the clevis, the plow is made to run deep; by placing the ring in the lower holes, the plow is made to run shallow; by moving the clevis to the right, the plow is made to cut a wider furrow.—e. The share, which cuts the bottom of the furrow slice.^/. The mouldboard, which turns and breaks the furrow slice.—h. The coulter which, when fastened to the beam, just in front of mould- board, cuts the furrow slice from the land, and in disk-form is useful in turning under weeds.—/. The Joiuter, which skims stub- ble and grass from the soil, and throws them into the bottom of the furrow to be completely covered, and helps to pulverize the soil.^. The truck, or wheel, attached to the end of the beam which steadies the plow and lightens the draft. nor so dry as that near the surface. For winter wheat, if the ground has been plowed in the spring, it will require only shallow plowing, or, if an open soil, disking may be sufficient. If plowing is f(^r the purpose of drying and warming the land in the early spring the fur- row slices should not be turned down tlat, but allowed to incline at an angle to allow the air. 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 Jackson, Caroline Ruth, 1871-; Daugherty, Amelia (Crum) "Mrs. L. S. Daughery. " 1859-. New York, O. Judd company
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