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under which conditions the use of the turn-plow to " bar 

 off " the corn rows, that is, to throw the earth away from 

 the row, is justifiable. In such cases, the soil should be 

 returned to its original position as soon as the grass has 

 been killed. 



164. Checking corn. Checking consists in planting 

 corn in such a way that it can be worked or plowed in two 



FIG. 



5. CHECK-ROW CORN PLANTER, WITH DOUBLE DISKS TO OPEN 

 A DEEP FURROW. 



directions. Most of the corn in the cotton-belt is not 

 checked, because the land is too rolling to be cultivated in 

 more than one direction. However, checking is in common 



