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of a one-row planter, the same implement often being used for 

 planting cotton (Fig. 208). In some parts of the West and 

 South, a lister is used for planting corn. This is an implement 

 fitted with two shovels so placed that they throw a furrow both 

 ways. The hoe through which the corn feeds is between these 

 shovels and the corn is planted at the bottom of the furrow. 

 The use of the lister is limited to loose, fertile soils. In the 



FIG. 39. A two-row corn-planter arranged with wire to drop the kernels 



into hills. 



West the land is not plowed before the corn is planted and sub- 

 sequent cultivation fills in the furrow as the corn grows. 



Testing the planter. A very important factor in the suc- 

 cessful growing of corn is the testing of the planter to find out 

 whether it will drop the kernels regularly. The testing should, 

 of course, be done with some of the seed that is to be planted. 

 Drawing the planter across a barn floor or along a stretch of 

 road is a good way to determine how it is dropping the kernels. 

 In case it does not drop regularly, the planter plates should 



