Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . heels to regulatethe depth of harrowing and to hold the teeth out of the ground in passingfrom one field to another. Without these adjustments, the harrow may beturned upside-down when taken from shed to fields or from one field to 1 Courtesy of The International Harvester Company, Chicago, 111. FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS 719 another. This form of harrow is adapted to stony land, for the destructionof weeds, for a thorough loosening of the soil and for covering broadcastedseeds
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . heels to regulatethe depth of harrowing and to hold the teeth out of the ground in passingfrom one field to another. Without these adjustments, the harrow may beturned upside-down when taken from shed to fields or from one field to 1 Courtesy of The International Harvester Company, Chicago, 111. FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS 719 another. This form of harrow is adapted to stony land, for the destructionof weeds, for a thorough loosening of the soil and for covering broadcastedseeds rather deeply. Disk harrows are made in two forms: the full disk and the cutawaydisk. The former is most extensively used, while the latter is best adaptedto stony land and for light work. Double disks frequently combine bothforms. They provide for the use of large teams and increased rapidity ofwork without increasing man labor. Disks of the several forms are used,especially for pulverizing the soil. They should generally be followed witha smoothing harrow. Disks are generally best adapted for preparing the. A Corrugated seed-bed on fall plowing or early spring plowing. They are also extensivelyused in preparing corn land for the seeding of spring oats without disks of these harrows should be kept sharp to do effective work. Thisis especially true when there is trash on the surface of the soil. The depthof disking is adjusted by the angle at which the disks are set. Levers areprovided for setting at different angles. A disk truck reduces the weighton the horses necks, and is generally advised. On most farms a combination of the three forms of harrows abovementioned is advantageous. Under this heading should also be mentioned the roller and the chief purpose of the former is to compact the soil and crush clods. 1 Courtesy of The Dunham Company, Berea, Ohio. From pamphlet Soil Sense. 720 SUCCESSFUL FARMING Seldom should the soil be rolled, except wh
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