THE GROWING OF TARES 101 



runs over the land cut by the left-hand set of discs 

 during the preceding stroke. 



Sometimes it is better to disc-harrow the tare 

 stubble before putting on the triple cultivator. It all 

 depends on the condition of the land. If the soil is 

 fairly dry the cultivator should precede the disc, so as 

 to break the top crust and allow the disc to enter the 

 soil. If the land contains a certain percentage of 

 moisture, and is in a condition known to farmers as 

 " between wet and dry," the disc harrow should 

 precede the cultivator. 



Sometimes after cultivating a piece of land, it is 

 necessary to allow the land to dry a little before 

 discing. On the other hand, if the land be dry, one 

 implement should follow the other as soon as possible 

 so as to retain the moisture. It is all a matter of 

 judgment, and to obtain the maximum amount of 

 good for the minimum use of these implements is a 

 matter of skill for each individual farmer. 



DOUBLE AND TRIPLE FURROW PLOUGH 



Where it is necessary to plough the stubbles, this 

 work can often be done expeditiously by the use of a 

 double or triple-furrow plough. The former 

 implement is common enough in some districts and 

 entirely absent in others. The triple-furrow plough 

 is scarcely known at all. 



Apart from Continuous Cropping, these double and 

 triple ploughs should be used wherever possible, as, 

 by their use, a considerable economy of horse and 

 manual labour is possible. In cases where it is 

 possible for two horses to pull a single-breasted 

 plough, the double-furrow plough will generally 

 suffice, thereby effecting a saving of a man and a 

 horse. The makers refer to three-furrow horse 



