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standing, a one-horse drill can be used between the rows, 

 and the stalks broken afterward in the winter. 



There is too often a neglect of thorough tillage in the 

 humid area, and frequent losses from drought would be 

 avoided with more attention to moisture conservation. 



351. Preparation of the land for spring seeding. - 

 Because of considerable winter precipitation in this area, 

 plowing for spring seeding should, as a rule, be done as 



FIG. 94. Sowing oats on unprepared corn ground, with the endgate 



seeder. 



soon in the fall as the previous crop is removed, leaving 

 the ground rough over winter. Early in the spring, the 

 ground should be double-disked by disking each way or 

 lapping half. A plank drag may be used to crush the 

 large clods, if any. Just before seeding, a fine seed bed 

 should be made with the smoothing harrow. In the fall 

 or spring, if the roller is used, it should be -done before 

 seeding. 



Less attention is probably given to seed-bed preparation 

 for oats than for any other field crop, though for no good 



