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bunched between the rows that the disc, although very sharp, 

 would often ride over them. 



When we first started, several years ago, to cut the stalks 

 on ground to go in corn, we felt that the objections would 

 almost offset the advantages to be gained. The stalks would 

 clog under the planter runners, and during the first cultiva- 

 tion many hills of corn would be lifted out by the cultivator 

 shovels catching the stalks. This was due to following 

 directly after the stalk cutter with the plow and the stalks 



(Courtesy John Deene Plow Co.) 



TOUE-HORSE GANG PLOW 

 This plow has two 12-inch bottoms 



were not cut up sufficiently to turn under. During recent 

 years, when the stalks were properly cut up and turned under 

 as early as the 20th of April, we have had little trouble with 

 their bothering during corn cultivation. When the stalks are 

 turned under as late as the 10th of May, some little difficulty 

 may be experienced in cultivating the first time. 



The question is often asked: Will soil dry out more 

 quickly when the stalks are turned under? The answer is, 



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