CULTIVATION 51 



walking shovel plows. Fenders are used for the first plowing 

 and the shovels are run from three to four inches deep. Since 

 the corn is planted in furrows, the dirt always meets around 

 the hills and covers all the small weeds. All the shovels are 

 pointed straight ahead and the field is left level after the 

 first plowing. If the ground has been packed by a beating 

 rain, the harrow precedes the plow the first time over. 



By using furrow openers and harrowing the corn once 



FIRST CULTIVATION 



The corn in this picture is about four inches tall and is being 

 plowed with six-shovel riding cultivator 



or twice while it is small, it can readily be seen that the corn 

 will not need to be plowed as small as is sometimes necessary 

 when it is not harrowed. Before trying out the furrow open- 

 ers we imagined that the first plowing would be more difficult 

 than where the hill was on the level of the field ; but we found 

 to our satisfaction that it was much easier to do a good job 

 since it is not necessary to plow so close to the hill in order 



