FARM PEACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF CORN. 



27 



twice with the disk, acme, or spring-tooth harrow, then with a spike- 

 tooth harrow once, and the plank drag is used once just before plant- 

 ing. 



Table XII. — Tillage practices with com in Mercer County, JY. J., showing depth 

 of plowing, implements used in order of use, number of times each is used, 

 and normal yield of the crop. 



[in columns 3 to 7 and 9 to 13 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

 farms; as, 1 = first working or cultivation, 2 = second working or cultivation, etc.] 





cd 

 A 

 o 



B 



.a 



"o 

 ft 



CD 







Tillage after plowing and 

 before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 



'cd 





Harrow. 



ti 



<3 

 H 



s 



ft 



.3 

 



£ 

 a 



C3 





 p 



eb 



J£ 



'ft 

 CQ 





Cultivator. 



Total culti- 

 vations. 



3 

 CD 



Farm No. 





J3 



o 



o 



id 



.a 



CO 



"0 

 



"ft 

 m 



2-horse. 







<D 



O 

 J3 



® 



CD • 



£r 



So 



C3 



W 



CO 



CD 



-g 



O 



bjj 

 g 

 3 

 8 



is 

 3 



CD 



"CD 



a 









5 



• 



CD 



a 



< 



> 

 



00 



ftM 



® d 

 cd .3 

 te ex 



£■« 



> ° 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



1-2 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



1 



8 

 8 

 7 

 5 

 6 

 .8 



1 







2 

 1 



3 



4 



3 



4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 3 







1,2,3 

 3 to 6 

 3 to 7 

 2 to 6 

 1,2 

 1,3,5 to S 

 1 to 4 

 1 to 4 

 1 to 4 

 1 to 4 



1 to 5 



2 to 5 



1 to 4 

 2,4,5 

 lto6 



2 



2 to 5 

 2 to 6 

 2,3,4 

 3,4,5 



1.2 

 2 to 5 

 1 to 5 



1 to 3 



2 to 5 



1 to 4 



2 to 5 

 2 to 7 

 1 to 4 



1 to 5 



2 to 5 

 1,2,3 



4,5 







5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 4 

 5 



5 

 6 



7 

 6 

 4 

 8 

 6 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 5 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 6 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5 



40 



9 



2,3 

 1,2 









1,2 



1,2 



1 





2 

 2 

 1 



50 



3 







3 4 







65 



4 



1 ? 





3 

 3 

 4 

 3 



3,4 

 3 



1,2 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 3 



3,4 



4 

 4 



""5 



'"4 

 ol 



4 



0.4 



"4 

 4 



"3 



3 







60 





1,2 

 1 ■> 





3,4 

 5,6 



5,6 





'10 



6 



3 



" _ 2 





2 



4 



1 



50 





8 



50 





6 



7 



6 



5 



5 



5 



7 



7 



7 



8 



7 



6 



7 



7 



■4i 



4* 



8 



6 



8 



6 



G 



5 



4 



4 



6 



1.2 

 1,2 







5 

 5,6,7 



7,8 





40 



9 











50 



10 











60 



11 



1,2 











38 



12 





2,3 

 1 

 2 



"'2 



1 





5,6 



6 



1 



50 



13... 





40 



i4 



1 .... 

 1,2 3 

 1 



1 



3 





2 



45 



15 







50 



16 



1 

 1 



1 



1,2 



.... 



4 



3,5,6 

 6,7 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



2 



80 



17 



1,2 





50 



18 





1 



50 



19 



o 

 1 



1,2 

 1 



3 

 3 



2; 3 

 1,2 4 



1 2 



3,4 



5,6 

 6,7 

 5,6 

 6,7 



70 



20 



60 



21 



50 



22 



1 





50 



23 







50 



24... 



1-4 

 1 

 1 





5 











4 



""2 



60 



25 





3 

 2 

 3 



"2 



3 



1,2 



2 

 3 

 4 

 2 



"'4 





1 



40 



26 









5 



75 



27 





J, 2 



3 



1 







6 



40 



2* 



1 





1 



3 



4? 



29 



5 



6 





30 



1 



2 







50 



31 



1 









1 



50 



32 



1.2 







3... 



4,5 





40 













' 









Farms using, .per cent. . 



. . . 85. o 



18.7 



I0.fi 



93. 7 59. 4 



3 5 



28.1 



25.0 



100 





5.3 



1 

 5.9 51- 1 





1 





1 1 











1 1 







a Hi. Hit. 



Nearly :ill the corn is planted level and aboiri 70 per cent in checks 

 '.'>-. to 1 feet apart each way, with three kernels per hill. About 50 per 

 cent of t he planting is done with a hand planter and (he rest with the 

 2-horse 2-row planter. A Iter planting, about 50 per cent of (he farms 



