TILLAGE 681 



as a pulverizer, on many occasions. It is constructed in 

 many forms. 



586. Efficient tillage. — Efficient tillage requires an 

 understanding of the properties of the soil, good practi- 

 cal judgment as to its condition, facility in the selection 

 of the proper implements for its modification, and me- 

 chanical skill in their operation. The same result may 

 often be attained in different ways, and the practical 

 necessity that frequently arises for the farmer to get on 

 with a relatively few tillage implements where a variety 

 of soil conditions must be dealt with draws heavily on his 

 resourcefulness. 



