GETTING THE SEED BED RIGHT 



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able clod. Its roots won't penetrate a big, hard 

 clod. If, however, that clod during the period of 

 seed bed making be broken up into thousands of 

 pieces and particles, be crushed and ground into 

 fine earth and dust, the plant food stored in it will 

 be rendered available because the atmosphere and 

 water and other agents that make plant food usable 



HEADER AND THRESHER 



In the Far West, the combined harvester and thresher is 

 commonly used. The implement is propelled by a traction 

 engine. It is possible to cover a swarth 40 feet wide, and the 

 harvesting and threshing is all done at one operation, thus 

 bringing the expense of the work down to a minimum. 



can then more actively work, and can make of the 

 clod a palatable dish for plants. 



WHEN WHEAT FOLLOWS CORN 



Following corn with wheat is now being prac- 

 ticed more and more. And it is good practice, for 

 it admits of crop rotation, puts in a wheat crop with 

 no expense for plowing, and provides a better seed 

 bed if the corn crop has been rightly cultivated 

 than fall plowing can do. Many farmers fail to get 



