DRY-FARMING 



(maize) by steam cultivation, has given 

 up cultivation between the rows in favor 

 of harrowing. This means a great sav- 

 ing of time and labor. He harrows until 

 the corn is 8 to 10, or even 12 inches in 

 height with most satisfactory results. 

 Furthermore the harrow may be profit- 

 ably used for many different sorts of 

 farm work, such as harrowing native 

 ranges, meadows and pastures to encour- 

 age the growth of the finer and sweeter 

 grasses, and also such lands as may be 

 infested with cut-worms, army-worms, 

 corn grubs, or grasshoppers. As a Wes- 

 tern writer well remarks: "When you 

 cannot think of any more important 

 work, go to the field and harrow." 



Listing. 



In Kansas the practice of listing for 

 corn is very common in dry-farming. 

 The lister is simply a right- and left-hand 

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