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Effective Farming 



cially when it is mellow and in good tilth ; it is a very good type 

 for the last harrowing preparatory to planting the seed. 



224. Cultivators. Crops like corn, cotton, and potatoes 

 are tilled between the rows by cultivators, machines equipped 



FIG. 203. " Acme " harrow. 



with small blades, shovels, or discs. Two types are on the 



market one-horse cultivators and straddle-row cultivators. 



One-horse cultivators. In the one-horse type of cultivator 



(Fig. 204) the implement is propelled between the rows to 



be cultivated. This 

 sort is generally used 

 for cultivating small 

 areas or when the 

 corn or other crop 

 has become too tall 

 for the straddle-row 

 type. 



Straddle-row culti- 

 vators. Both one- 

 row (Fig. 205) and two-row (Fig. 206) straddle-row cultivators 

 are manufactured. On the former the shovels or discs pass on 

 both sides of a row, while in the latter two rows are cultivated 



FIG. 204. One-horse cultivator. 



