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Disking has contributed largely to this happy result. 

 When stubble lands are to pass the fall and winter without 

 use no crop before spring disking often will provide all 

 the tillage that is needed. A few trials will tell you. In- 

 deed, you may find by so doing that you may add many 

 bushels to your next year's crop. If drought is not in- 

 frequent in your vicinity, water storing is a problem with 

 you, and it is good business to plan your tillage opera- 

 tions in such manner that water may be admitted with 



"OUT THERE IN KANSAS" 

 Planting corn with six-horse Lister 



ease and held without difficulty during the whole time 

 your land is idle or at rest. 



What to do with plowed lands. Suppose you have 

 disked your land or have fall-plowed it what is the next 

 step? As I see it, the next step is just like unto the first: 

 it is continued preparation. Just this: use the disk as 

 soon as weather conditions permit in the spring. You are 

 to plow, of course, at least, you are to plow your stiff 

 lands: but use the disk (in the West the lister may be 



