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This will not be likely to occur, however, if 

 the section harrow has been run as often 

 as recommended. All later cultivation should 

 be shallow. During periods of excessive rains 

 it may be necessary to cultivate deeper to 

 clear the crop of weeds and grass, but after 

 this is done continue the shallow cultivations 

 as before. If the land is clear of stumps the 

 cultivation can be done more economically 

 with a two-horse cultivator that will cultivate 

 the entire row at one trip. Any form of attach- 

 ment may be used on the sulky cultivator which 

 will give a loose dust mulch about one to two 

 inches deep. If from any cause it is not practi- 

 cable to use the sulky cultivator, excellent work 

 can be done with a one-horse cultivator or with 

 a one-horse Georgia stock, with broad narrow- 

 winged sweep (heel sweep) if the dirt is allowed 

 to fall loosely over it. Care should be exercised 

 in cultivating cotton not to allow the cultivator 

 to go deep enough to break the feeding roots 

 of the plant. On very rich, moist soils, where 

 cotton has a tendency to grow an excessive 

 stalk with consequent decrease in fruitage, 

 it is often helpful to cultivate deeper than above 

 recommended in order to check the growth of 



