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tare stubble, usually in early October or at the latter end 

 of October or early in November in southern districts. 

 The cultivation of the land will in all essential details 

 be the same as for the preceding crop. That is, the 

 tare stubble will be ploughed, the seed sown and 

 covered in with the spring-tooth harrow, or, if a seed 

 drill is used, the land will be harrowed down to a fine 

 seed-bed, and the seed sown with a corn drill. 



THE DISC HARROW AND TRIPLE CULTIVATOR 



Where a good disc harrow and a triple cultivator 

 are available there is no need to plough for the second 

 crop of tares, except in the case of very stiff land. 

 With these two implements all the cultivation necessary 

 for a statute acre of this crop can be done with a 

 three-horse team or a small agricultural motor in 

 about four to six hours. 



"tips" IN CULTIVATION 



As a general rule the triple cultivator should be put 

 on the land first, and then followed in the same 

 direction with the disc harrow. Next work the two 

 implements in the opposite direction, so as to cross-cut, 

 rolling first , if the land is dry enough . Then follow again 

 with the disc harrow, giving this time an overlap or 

 double stroke of the disc. This means that the second 

 discing should be done in " setts," the operator 

 travelling round and round as in ploughing, so that 

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

 left-hand set of discs in 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 amount of moisture, in condition 



