glories have a good start, either because of neglect or coni inued rains, 

 the best implement to use is the disc cultivator. In destroying morning 

 glories, this implement is superior to any other type of cultivator. Not 

 infrequently the seed-bed is in such a condition that the disc cultivator 

 is the only tool that can be used successfully during the entire season. 



If the disc cultivator is used, it should be equipped with an adjustable 

 leveler that will fill up the trenches made by the rear discs. This is very 

 important during the first operation when the discs are set to throw the 

 dirt away from the corn. If the adjustable leveler is not used to fill the 

 trench made by the inside or rear discs, the small corn will be left stand- 

 ing on a narrow ridge exposed to the sun and air on both sides to a depth 

 of two or two and one-half inches, a condition that might prove decid- 

 edly injurious in a dry season. It is also advisable to use the adjust- 

 able leveler when the discs are set to throw the dirt toward the corn, for 

 the reason that if it is not used, there will be a trench in the center of the 

 corn row, a condition that will cause the rapid evaporation of moisture. 



If, because of a late wet spring or for any other reason, weeds have not 

 been completely destroyed in the corn row where shovel cultivators 



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