. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 1927 Number of farms ... Manure hauling .... Seed and fert. hauling Plowing Fitting Cutting Planting Cultivating . . Spraying . Digging Sorting Marketing Total 25 26 8 .9 . 24 2. 2. 6. 5, 7. 10, 12, 6, 52, 9, 9, 6 9.
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 1927 Number of farms ... Manure hauling .... Seed and fert. hauling Plowing Fitting Cutting Planting Cultivating . . Spraying . Digging Sorting Marketing Total 25 26 8 .9 . 24 2. 2. 6. 5, 7. 10, 12, 6, 52, 9, 9, 6 amount of witch grrass present on many farms, it has been found a benefit to omit the disk harrowing and substitute a good spring tooth harrowing. The danger of spreading witch grass over the field with the spring tooth harrow is largely exaggerated, particu- larly where the presence of witch grass is used as an excuse for not raising potatoes. The spring tooth harrow brings many roots to the surface where they can be killed more easily. This helps to reduce labor later in the season by reducing the number of weeds. Having the ground in better tilth makes later operations easier, and tends to increase yield. Any reduction in the amount of deep har- rowing is not advisable. Simply scratching the surface is insufll- cient. On clean ground three spring tooth harrowings, followed by a smoothing harrow, followed immediately by the planter, have. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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