. Elementary lessons in the physics of agriculture. Agricultural physics. [from old catalog]. 139 the soil and overturn it with less compression and rela- tively less friction than almost any other tool. As a first tool to loosen the soil and dry it rapidly it does excellent work. It is also very effective in pulverizing sod and may be used to advantage in covering sowed peas. This is also an excellent tool to work in a surface dressing of Fig. 61. 211. The Acme Harrow.— This tool, so far as its ef- fects upon the soil are concerned, is like the disc harrow, but while it slices the so
. Elementary lessons in the physics of agriculture. Agricultural physics. [from old catalog]. 139 the soil and overturn it with less compression and rela- tively less friction than almost any other tool. As a first tool to loosen the soil and dry it rapidly it does excellent work. It is also very effective in pulverizing sod and may be used to advantage in covering sowed peas. This is also an excellent tool to work in a surface dressing of Fig. 61. 211. The Acme Harrow.— This tool, so far as its ef- fects upon the soil are concerned, is like the disc harrow, but while it slices the soil and turns it over it does so with more compression, more friction and less movement. Like the disc harrow it can be used to cut sod, but has a greater tendency to drag them out 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 King, F[ranklin] H[iram], 1848- [from old catalog]. [Madison, Wis. ] State journal printing company
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