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particularly in the southern and southwestern states where light 

 soils predominate, and where hot and dry weather often prevails 

 during the growing season. The seed is planted in the bottom of 



FIG. 103. Work done by a lister. (Kansas Station.) 



furrows made by a lister or middle-breaker, and later on, the fur- 

 rows are rilled by cultivation after the corn is up. This method 



FIG. 104. Middle-breaker, or middle-buster. 



enables the roots to penetrate the soil deeply, and insures a better 

 moisture supply (Figs. 102, 103 and 104). 



One method of listing corn is to fall plow, give the land a fair 

 amount of disking or cultivation in the spring, then plant by 

 using a machine which is a lister and planter combined. Another 



