PLOW BOTTOMS 



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In view of the fact that breaking the soil particles is necessary for 

 the proper making of the seed bed, the question often confronts those who 

 have stony ground as to how they can plow so that the bottom will pene- 

 trate the ground immediately after the stone has been passed. The illus- 

 tration shows how one farmer is accomplishing this work- On account 

 of the rapidity with which this type of soil dries out it is highly im- 

 portant that there be the fewest possible unplowed stretches of ground. 



example if a plow should strike a snag on the wing of 

 the share the center of draft of the plow is suddenly 

 changed to a point near the wing. The landside press- 

 ing against the furrow wall holds the plow in its true 



