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rocks, not too wet and has no grades or hill of more than one foot rise in 10 feet of 

 distance; and good fuel and water are provided. 



In the United States the level prairies of the west offer the best field for the use of 

 stoain on the farm, particularly those sections where most of the farm work is during the 

 dry season, as in California, New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and 

 Arizona. There the ground is sufficiently firm and dry to support an engine, and is also 

 level and free from obstructions. On large wheat ranches steam plowing is popular, pro- 

 vided fuel is not too expensive and water is near at hand. 



SUGAR BEETS 

 raised on land 



TEAM PLOWED 



SUGAR BEETS 

 raised on land 



HORSE PLOWED 



Steam plowed, 16 inches deep. Team plowed, eight inches deep. 



EFFECT OF DEEP PLOWING ON BEETS. 



The beets are fair samples of the two crops. The deep-plowed land yielded V 4 to % more weight 

 per acre, and the larger beets were richer in sugar, contrary to the usual rule. 



The picture on Page 93 represents a steam plowing scene near Pleasanton , Ala- 

 meda county, California. At each end of the field an engine is placed and the carriage to 

 which the plow is attached is drawn back and forth by means of a wire cable 3000 feet 

 long. Two engines of 12 horse-power each are required to do the work here. The plow 

 is a four-gang reversible balance plow. This plan has several advantages. Softer or 



