TILLAGE. 71 
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TILLAGE. 
The subject of tillage includes plowing, har- 
rowing, and cultivating, and each will be con- 
sidered by itself in the order given. It may be 
accepted as true that as a rule the more thor- 
oughly the soil is prepared before planting the 
more satisfactory will be the crop returns. ‘Too 
many farmers plow, harrow, and cultivate in- 
differently. The ground should be thoroughly 
pulverized before the seed is planted. This 
cannot be unless the plow is held back until 
the ground is in shape to handle reasonably 
well with both plow and harrow. 
Plowing.—lor three successive years an ex- 
periment has been continued at the Indiana 
experiment station on deep and shallow plow- 
ing for corn. The soil isa dark, compact loam, 
with a deep layer of gravel about two feet be- 
low the surface. The usual practice at the 
station is for corn to follow on clover stubble, 
which is plowed in the spring after the clover 
has started growth. This corn was grown on 
plats permanently located for that work, which 
