CULTIVATORS 



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Most farmers know the value of cultivation if for no other 

 reason than to kill weeds; and when this is well done, the soil is 

 usually kept well mulched and aerated. Crops on heavy soils, 

 in particular, should receive careful attention in regards to culti- 

 vation. Too often cultivation is done as a matter of routine. 

 Some plan to go through their corn, or other fields, three times or 



FIG. 106. A 6-shoveled sulky cultivator. 



four times, with no thought as to the proper time in which it should 

 be done, and with little thought as to why. 



Cultivators. Intertillage may be done through the use of sev- 

 eral types of cultivators each type designed to do its work in 

 some particular way or to meet particular soil conditions. The 

 shovel cultivators are the universal or most common implements. 

 Of these, the six- or eight-shoveled sulky or riding cultivator has 

 met with greatest favor, because of its general adaptability (Figs. 

 106 and 107). Many prefer the three-shoveled gang, while others 

 the four-shoveled. Many different styles of these and other types 

 of cultivators are made, each with various adjustments. 



