PAKM PEACTICE IN THE CULTIVATION OP C0EN 



35 



Table XVI. — Tillage practices tvith corn in Maury County, Tenn., 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 6 and S to 17 the figures show the order in which the implement was used on the several 

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





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12 



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1,2 



1,2 



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2 



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4, 5, 6 



3,5,6,7 







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4 

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8 

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50 



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2,3 



3,4,5 



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40 



9 

















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4 



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40 



10 















2,3 







35 



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12 









2 













50 







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100 



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6.7 



6.7 



2.7 



73.4 



6.7 



26.7 



6.7 



6.7 



6.7 



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6.7 



73.4 



4 4 



5.4 





Aver- 





40.9 



a Roller. 



The principal weeds found in this section are crab-grass, smart- 

 weed, cocklebur, pigweed, morning-glory, and thistles. 



SURVEYS IN HARTFORD COUNTY, CONN. 



The tillage records for Hartford County, Conn., were taken around 

 Hartford, South Manchester, and throughout the Connecticut Valley 

 region, where we find mostly tobacco farms. Enough truck and dairy 

 farms are operated to supply the local market, but the principal 

 sources of farm income are tobacco and fruit. 



The country generally is level or gently rolling and the soil is very 

 fertile. (Table XVII.) Practically all the farms are worked by the 

 owners. Most of the farmers have good homes, with unusually good 

 barns and outbuildings. All the principal roads have been macad- 

 amized. Good schools are maintained and the country is excep- 

 tionally prosperous. 



