46 Progressive Agriculture 



18 inches to 4 feet high quick and effective culti- 

 vation is frequently vital. This is the period above 

 all others that steady, rapid unchecked growth is 

 desirable. 



The first cultivation after the harrow should be 

 the deepest, but should not exceed 3 inches in 

 any event. Later cultivations should be changed 

 very little as to depth, slightly shallower never 

 deeper. You should watch very closely what you 

 are doing next to the corn row to see to it that you 

 are not destroying any of the roots that are sent 

 out as the plant increases in size. 



PURPOSE OF CULTIVATION 



One of the great questions in the cultivation 

 of corn is to know when and what kind of cultiva- 

 tion will bring about the greatest improvement in 

 soil conditions for steady rapid growth. The 

 simple fact that you cultivate the corn, potatoes 

 and other crops, five or six times and your neigh- 

 bor only two times, does not of itself account for 

 success or failure. That which brings sure re- 

 sults is the right kind, manner and time of culti- 

 vation. Don't know this, you say then you 

 must learn it by observation and experience, and 

 when you do it will be like finding a gold mine. 

 Five cultivations intelligently and carefully ap- 

 plied will always bring better results in corn or 

 potatoes that two cultivations. Good crop results 

 from tillage are in proportion to knowledge of the 

 true principles, the "why" as well as the "how" 

 and the intelligent handling of the tools. 



A glance at Cut No. 18, will give you a practical 



