A common method of preparing the 

 cotton seed bed. Note that the ground 

 under the plowed furrow is hard and 

 cracked 



A cotton seed bed prepared on plowed 

 ground with a reversible disk harrow. 

 Note the mellowness of the ground, 

 its compactness, and the regularity of 

 the seed bed 



Young cotton growing on a seed 

 bed prepared by the "Middlebuster" 

 method. Observe that the ground is 

 hard beneath, and that there is every 

 opportunity for moisture to escape 



Cotton growing on ground properly 

 disked, plowed, and again disked. 

 Observe the compactness, that the 

 moisture will not escape unduly, and 

 that the roots can assimilate the nec- 

 essary plant food 



