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FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



HOW INTER-CROPPING IS DONE 



It is not possible to sow tares as an inter-crop 

 amongst corn, or winter greens amongst tares, when 

 the respective " nurse crops," the tares and the corn, 

 are grown in the ordinary manner. To carry out 

 inter-cropping the " nurse crops " must be sown in 

 rows at a greater distance apart than is usual. When 

 both corn and tares are to be inter-cropped, it is 

 necessary to sow the crop in rows at least 12" apart. 



Diagram illustrating the Wibberley system of single row inter- 

 cropping where the " nurse " crop (corn or tares) is sown in 12" 

 rows, with the intercrop (tares, or winter greens) between the rows. 



This is quite an easy thing to do, and is 

 accomplished by sowing the crop with a corn drill, 

 the feeding shoots or coulters of which are 6' apart. 

 All that is required is to block every alternate shoot 

 or coulter and proceed to drill in the ordinary way, 

 care being taken to set the corn drill so as to sow 

 the required amount of seed per acre. 



