FAEM PRACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OF COBN. 



29 



land in this section is tile drained and the farmers have cooperated 

 in establishing central drainage systems to dispose of the drainage 

 water. 



Table XIII. — Tillage practices with corn in Moultrie County, III., 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 5 and 7 to 12 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.] 





€ 



a 



to 



_c 



o 



Pi 



O 



ft 



a> 



O 



Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 



3 





Harrow. 





n 

 5 

 



£ 

 



u 

 03 



w 





2-horse cultivator. 



Total cultivations. 





Farm No. 



o 

 o 



h 



ft 

 02 





> 

 



1 



> 

 O 



■S 

 1 



cS 



H 

 3 



s 

 5, 



(h :- — 





 ft . 



6 



,9 



u 

 



3 



"a 



a 







1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



S 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



1 



5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 5 



41 

 5" 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 S 



6 

 6 

 6J 



5 

 7 

 5 



1 

 3 

 3 

 1,4 

 3 

 1 

 3 



2 



1,2 



3 



3 



1 



3 



3 



3 



1,4,5 



M 



1 

 3 



4,5 

 2 

 3 



2,4 



2,3 



1,2 



1 



2,3 



1 



1,2 



1,2 



1 



3 



1,2 



1,2 



2,3 



1,2 



1,2 



1,2 



2,3 



2,3 



1 



3 



1,2 



1,2,3 



1 



1,2 



4 

 2 



"*2~ 



2 



3 



"2 



4 



i'V 



3 



9 



1 



2 



.... 



4 to 7 



4 



2,3 



2,3 



3,4,5 



lto4 



2,3,4 



5 



1,2,3 



3,4,5 







2 

 3 

 13 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 

 1 

 3 

 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 

 2 



3 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 3 



5 

 7 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 5 



55 







4 1,3 

 3 







50 



3 



12,3 







50 



4 



5 



4 

 3 

 2 



3 



1 

 1 



2 



4 



4 



50 

 45 



6 







50 



7 









60 



8 



2 



1 



"2 









50 



9 



3 1.3 





4,6 





48 



10 



3 

 3 





45 



11 



9 



1 



"2" 





3,4,5 





45 



12 



3 1 



3 1 

 3 1 

 3 1 

 3 1 



5 -. 



2 to 5 

 2,3 



2,3,4 



3 to 6 





45 



13 









40 



14 •. 









45 



IS 









35 



16 







2,3,4 



55 



17 



1 

 1 



i 



2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 3,4,5 

 2,4 

 2,3,4 

 2,3,4 

 2 to 5 

 1,2,3 







75 



18 



4 

 1 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 2 

 3 

 4 



.... 



1 

 .... 



1 









55 



19 



20 



21 





2 

 3,5 





50 



55 



22 









40 



23 









50 



24 









50 



25 



2 



1 





3,4,5 





45 













Farms using, 





92 92 



32 



3.'2" 



7G 



44 



84 



8 



24 



8 



88 











5.4 



3.2 



4.4 



49.5 

























a Eight-shovel cultivator. 



The farmers in this county generally practice a rotation of corn 

 two years, oats one year, wheat one year, and clover one year. Fre- 

 quently wheat is omitted from the rotation and clover is seeded with 

 oats. Still more frequently coin is grown for a number of years on 

 the same hind without any rotation. Very little fruit or truck is 

 grown in this section and the corn crop is the principal source of 

 income. Some cattle and hogs arc sold. 



The fields arc usually Laid oil' in 40-acre squares and the breaking 

 is done largely with 8 and I horse sulky plows. Generally large 

 Percheron mares are worked <.n the farms and the geldings are sold 



