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elsewhere. Such fields, of course, benefit as a result of 

 protection in the early summer as well as in the preced- 

 ing winter. 



229. Corn Stubble Lessens Drifting. On warm soils 

 in the southern part of all three provinces corn may be 



Fig. 93. Rotary Rod Cultivator. 

 A new machine that is being tried out on soils that are inclined to drift. 



used as a partial substitute for the fallows Where fal- 

 low land in such areas drifts badly, the use of corn as a 

 substitute for fallowing lessens the tendency to drift. 

 Under severe conditions the corn ground will blow, but 

 frequently the corn stubble furnishes sufficient protec- 

 tion to wholly prevent serious injury from this cause. 

 Where corn is grown and the field kept free from weeds, 

 plowing is, as a rule, not necessary or even advisable for 

 the next crop. Disking the corn stubble generally gives 

 better returns. This practice results in leaving the corn 

 stubble on the surface of the soil where they form a 

 considerable protection against soil drifting. 



