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BULLETIN 320, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The soil is mostly of a sandy-loam type with a sandy-loam subsoil. 

 The low lands contain more clay. The land is so rolling that tile 

 drains are not usually necessary. 



Table XVII. — Tillage practices ivith corn in Hartford County, Conn., showing 

 depth of plowing, implements used in order of use, numoer of times each is 

 used, and normal yield of the crop. 



[In columns 3 to 6 and 8 to 14 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 



% 



o 



ft 

 o 



ft 

 s> 



Tillage after plowing 

 and before planting. 



Tillage after planting. 







Harrow. 



ca 



•a 



M 



a 



to 



.3 







is 



3 







H 



3 





 



& 



a 

 02 



u 



a 



Cultivator. 



Total culti- 

 vations. 



a 



O 



Farm No. 



a 



o 



< 



s 



o 

 o 



."§ 

 ft 

 m 



1 -horse. 

 Once to row. 



2-horse. 



■n 



t, 

 £° 



a 



a . 

 



be 



.a 

 



s 



ft 



"3 





® . 



■~i 



ftO 



> 

 

 A 



U3 



> 

 



00 



> 

 



CO 



0+ 3 ft 



2^« 



"3 



a 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



¥ 



15 



16 



17 



18 



1 



6 

 7 

 8 

 7 



10 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 9 



7 

 7 

 6 

 8 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 7 

 8 

 8 

 7 



"~2 



2 



1,2 



1 



1,2 



1,2 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 2 



1,2 



3 





3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 











1 

 3,4,5 

 3,4,5 









1 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 1 

 3 

 4 



1 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 6 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 



40 



2 



1 

 .... 



2 

 1,2 











2 

 2 



1 

 3 

 2 

 2 



45 



3 











2,3 



4,5 

 4,5 



6 



4 



4 



4tt 



4 











50 



5 







1,2,3 

 1,2 

 1,2 









T 20 



6 



3 

 3 

 1,2 

 3 

 3 



"~3 



3 



3 



3,4 



2,3 



1,2 







T15 



7 







50 



8 



3 





1,2 







40 



9 



1,2 



"~i 



"i 



1,2 

 2 



1,2 

 1 

 2 

 2 



3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 





1 







4 



1 



20 



10 









40 



11.. 







lto4 

 2,3 











17 



12 



3 

 2 



.... 





1 



1 



1,2 



lto4 



1,2 







4 



2,3 



3 



5 

 3,4 

 5,6 



1 

 "2 



37 



13 







45 



14 













T17 



15 



1 

 1,2 



2 

 2 

 2 



'■'-■ 













40 



16 













33 



17 



l 

 " "i 



.... 



1 



1,2 



1 



1,2 



1,2 



1,2 





3,4 







50 



18 











45 



19 



1 









2,3 







1 

 1 

 2 



"2 



30 



20 



2 



1 



1,2 







2,3 





T12 



21 .-. 



3 



2 









3,4 



60 



22 



1,2,3 







4 



3 



3 



3,4 



33 





1 



2 









35 



24 



3 

 1,2 



"3 



1,2 

 1,2 









37 



25 













50 





















Farms using, 





36 



76 



72 



8 



2.4 



20 



40 



48 



16 



24 



16 



56 



52 









Average. . . 



7.4 



3 



3.8 



39.9 





























a Yields are given in bushels except those marked "T," which are tons of ensilage. 



No general rotation is practiced and tobacco is often grown on 

 the same land for 20 years without a change." Usually enough corn 

 and hay is grown to supply home demands. A large part of the 

 corn is grown on sod land. Most of the breaking is done in the 

 spring with a 2-horse plow. This land is very easy to get into good 

 condition. After plowing, the land is usually harrowed once or 

 twice with a disk or acme harrow and then once with a spike-tooth 

 harrow. 



