. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 BULLETIN 320, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. use a weeder (fig. 24) or spike-tooth harrow for the first cultivation, and for the next four or five cultivations the 2-horse 8-shovel culti- vator is mostly used. The 1-horse 5-shovel 1-row cultivator (fig. 25) is often used for the last culti- vation. A 2-horse potato plow having four long sweeps and de- signed for ridging the land is often used for the last cultivation. About 35 per cent of the farm- ers grow crimson clover and rye or vetch as cover crops after corn
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 BULLETIN 320, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. use a weeder (fig. 24) or spike-tooth harrow for the first cultivation, and for the next four or five cultivations the 2-horse 8-shovel culti- vator is mostly used. The 1-horse 5-shovel 1-row cultivator (fig. 25) is often used for the last culti- vation. A 2-horse potato plow having four long sweeps and de- signed for ridging the land is often used for the last cultivation. About 35 per cent of the farm- ers grow crimson clover and rye or vetch as cover crops after corn. The principal varieties of corn grown are of the yellow dent type, but some white dent is grown. The most prevalent weeds are crab-grass, smartweed, nut-grass, Canada thistle, ragweed, and purslane. SURVEYS IN MOULTRIE COUNTY, ILL. The tillage records for Moultrie County, 111., were taken near Lov- ington, which is in the prairie region. (Table XIII.) This section is exceptionally level. The farms are divided into uniform fields,. Fig. 24.—A weeder used for the first culti- vation 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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