THE POTATO 123 



John Deere Double- Action Disk Harrow 



Double disking saves one half in time and labor, 

 and secures better results than two single diskings, 

 because the soil, freshly broken by the first selec- 

 tion, is pulverized by the second section without 

 giving any opportunity for drying out and harden- 

 ing. Front section is out-throw, rear, in-throw, 

 leaving the land surface level. Furnished with 

 both solid and cutaway disks. 



John Deere KA-Pivot Axle Cultivator 



This machine is especially good for cultivating 

 potatoes, because it will work in wide or narrow 

 rows and rigs can be spaced to suit lean or bushy 

 rows. Wheels are shifted by foot pedals which 

 make it easy to guide cultivator and dodge plants 

 out of line with row. Spring tooth rigs, disk or 

 moldboard hillers can be used on a John Deere 

 KA cultivator. It is equipped with spring trip 

 or pin break rigs. Longer, narrow shovels are also 

 used on this cultivator in some districts in the West 

 where extra deep cultivation is required. 



Deere Potato Digger 



The Deere potato digger has been in successful 

 use for many years, and is equal to any require- 

 ment that may be made on it. It works with very 

 light draft and throws the potatoes out of the 

 ground without cutting, leaving the ground in 

 good shape. The gauge wheel regulates the depth 

 and helps to steady the digger. 



John Deere Shaker Potato Digger 



An Ideal implement for the man who grows a 

 limited area of potatoes. Sprocket, which runs on 



