The condition of a cotton stalk field 

 just before starting to prepare the 

 seed bed 



Cotton stalk field treated with a cot- 

 ton stalk cutter and disked thoroughly 



The cotton stalk field shown above 

 after plowing. Observe that the stalks 

 and roots leave air spaces at the bot- 

 tom of the furrow 



The field shown above after plowing. 

 Observe that there are no air spaces, 

 and that the ground can be soon worked 

 into a good seed bed 



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